This microscopic image shows the spores and hyphae of 'friendly' arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus interacting with a plant root. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi extend long filament-like structures called hyphae far out into the soil. The hyphae, which are smaller than a human hair, cultivate their own microbiome. Disclaimer: AAAS ...

Researchers led by Yen-Ping Hsueh at Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan, have developed software called Fungal Feature Tracker that could be used to better understand how filamentous fungi grow and ...

If you ask people 'What is the largest living thing on Earth today?', in most cases the answer will be the adult blue whale. In fact, it is also claimed that the blue whale is the largest creature to ...