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Scientists Say: Mycelium
These fibrous networks are the reason plants think fungi are such "fun guys.”
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These fibrous networks are the reason plants think fungi are such "fun guys.”
The winner of the 2022 BMC Ecology and Evolution photo competition captures the cycle of life and death in the Amazon rainforest in Peru.
Younger stormwater ponds can release more carbon in gases than they absorb, a study finds. That could aggravate global warming.
This word can refer to rotting flesh or the transformation of radioactive atoms.
These foreign organisms hitchhike, spread widely and stir up trouble in native ecosystems.
Restoring the missing species can help undo human-caused problems by aiding forests, slowing climate change and reducing wildfires.
Forest fungi are far more than mere mushrooms. They explore. They move nutrients and messages between plants. They can even help fight climate change.
Flesh-eating bees have acid-producing gut bacteria, much as vultures do. It lets them safely snack on rotting meat.
The amount of food that some whales eat and then poop out suggests these animals have a powerful influence over ocean ecosystems.
Carnivorous plants use a variety of strategies to lure in and capture their prey, from sticky traps to jawlike leaves.