fungi

发表于 2018-03-02 lichen genes fungi

A study of 22 different types of lichens revealed 10 included fungi that had lost a gene for energy production, making them completely dependent on their algal …

How Zombifying Fungi Became Master Manipulators

发表于 2023-04-07 zombifying manipulators fungi

The real-life fungi that inspired The Last of Us hijack the bodies of ants, wasps, cicadas, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…

The Fungi Economy, Part 1: Just like Us, Trees Are Experiencing Inflation

发表于 2023-08-05 experiencing fungi adchoices

Like us, plants and fungi have complex economies. By burning fossil fuels, we’ve been devaluing their currency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon…

The Fungi Economy, Part 2: Here's How Plants and Fungi Trade beneath Our Feet

发表于 2023-08-08 fungi beneath feet

Atmospheric carbon is a currency that plants use to “buy” nutrients from fungi in the soil. To find out where this economy will go next, the devil is in the det…

The Fungi Economy, Part 3: Can Climate Modeling from Space Save Our Forests?

发表于 2023-08-09 fungi modeling forests

Here’s how scientists are planning on getting underground fungi data from space using satellites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fungi Facing Extinction and the Conservationists Working Hard to Protect Them

发表于 2025-05-03 iucn conservationists fungi

Conservationists are ringing the alarm about the fungi facing extinction. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List features vulnerable…

Enceladus’s Alien Ocean, Ancient Fungi and the Flavor of Influenza

发表于 2025-10-07 fungi enceladus utm

Saturn’s moon Enceladus reveals complex organic molecules that could hint at extraterrestrial life. Researchers also uncover fungi’s ancient reign over Earth an…