Scientists propose using specific fungi to convert toxic Martian regolith into fertile soil, potentially enabling sustainable ...

An international team of researchers argue that special fungi could be used to convert the Martian regolith into ...

Scientists have discovered fungi capable of transforming barren Martian soil into fertile ground, aiding plant growth by ...

Scientists have identified some forms of fungi that have been proven to play a key role in turning Martian soil barren into ...

You're on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you've been tasked with establishing the first self-sustaining food crop on a Martian settlement. You're nervous because you're using a new type of ...

Growing crops on Mars might seem like science fiction, but an international team of researchers believes a microscopic ally ...

Applying beneficial microbes to soil sounds simple, but in practice it can be difficult to distribute small amounts of microbial products evenly through growing media or field soils. A study published ...

Some fungi can produce proteins that freeze water, which may allow them to reach into the atmosphere and trigger rain. Now, scientists have discovered the secret to this process: a gene from ancient ...

Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ability to thrive in the wake of flames The fire-loving fungus Geopyxis, seen ...

Can fungi influence the weather? Turns out, they just might. An international group of researchers that includes Virginia Tech's Xiaofeng Wang and Boris A. Vinatzer discovered the identity of fungal ...

This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus. Toby Kiers, an evolutionary biologist at ...