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If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...
The term mycorrhiza is derived from the ancient Greek words mykos, meaning “fungus,” and rhiza meaning “root.” Together, the term translates to “fungus root.” Specifically, mycorrhizae are fungi that ...
A new study suggests that plants deceive their neighbors using fungi, faking warning signals in order to compete.
For a long time, the soil was the domain of chemistry and physics. This only changed forty years ago. Today, the soil has ...
Unlike organic waste, plastics can take hundreds of years to decompose-and sometimes, they never do. Yet, a silent savior may ...
Fungal biology is the scientific discipline that concerns the biology of fungi, which include unicellular microorganisms as well as large multicellular organisms. Fungal biology is sometimes ...
Norfolk’s most widespread and commonly encountered species is the bee orchid. They can ‘suddenly’ appear in garden lawns or ...
In fact, prior to the politeness of the 19th century, orchids were known in Norfolk as bollockworts. Despite the origin of their name, few other plants have the glamour and allure of the orchid family ...