Scientists have discovered an almost entirely hidden world of living organisms hundreds of feet below Earth's surface.

Hundreds of feet below Earth's surface, rocks and water teem with fungi and support complex ecosystems of tiny organisms, ...

Two organisms inhabiting a common environment can sometimes mutually influence each other, either benefiting or, in some ...

There’s more than a bunch of rocks to be found when digging deep underground, but even researchers were surprised after a ...

Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world's described 157,000 fungal species are only visible with a microscope, these organisms are essential to our ...

A fascinating discovery in Michigan reveals 689 fungal species living in ancient groundwater that hasn't touched the surface ...

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While it may be the reason behind tires skidding, pipes bursting, and closed roads making traffic a nightmare, ice doesn’t always form as easily as it seems. It often gets an assist from proteins made ...

These peachy-orange fungi are pyronema, a type of pyrophilous — Greek for fire-loving — fungi that act as nature’s first responders to a wildfire. And the study of how these organisms help with fire ...

Food waste is not only an environmental problem. It also represents lost money, labor, and resources across farms, factories, ...

Fungi may not seem like an obvious power source, but researchers have proven they can offer a sustainable and renewable way to generate electricity. Through a blend of microbiology, materials science, ...