#Fungus

Fossilized spores confirm that legions of fungi made a meal of Earth’s dying dinosaurs.

Tiny Health’s at-home vaginal test aims to help women understand their vaginal microbiome the way they know their cholesterol level or their blood pressure.

The microbe was gathered from the agency's clean rooms, where experts build spacecraft in carefully controlled environments. The findings reveal gaps in the agency's procedures to prevent durable hitchhikers

Scientists may have found a smarter, safer way to wipe out termites hiding inside homes. A chemical called bistrifluron prevents drywood termites from forming new exoskeletons during molting, killing entire colonies from within.…

A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers stumbled upon a bizarre genetic code in a microscopic pond organism.…

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: Australia Has a Surprisingly Successful Truffle Industry. This New Study Could Explain Why

A major breakthrough could help save the world’s bananas from a devastating disease. Scientists have discovered the exact genetic region in a wild banana that provides resistance to Fusarium wilt Subtropical Race 4 — a destructive strain that threatens…