Every day, 50,000 mattresses are tossed in the trash in the United States. A relative of penicillin could be the cure.

A walk through a forest is a treat for the senses. Just stop and look, listen, and touch what is around you. The sunlight ...

In 2024, researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, recorded 172 new species of plants and fungi across the globe, from England to Cameroon. Scientists highlighted 10 particularly remarkable ...

“Insect herbivores have long been known to accumulate plant defense metabolites from their diet as defenses against their own ...

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international partners, reveal today their pick of the top 10 plants and fungi named new to science in 2025. From "camouflaged" plants to ...

One of the worst things to see on the side of the road—besides a very unfortunate animal—is an abandoned mattress. Dealing with unwanted mattresses is admittedly difficult; you can’t exactly stuff ...

Fungal infections are becoming deadlier as drug resistance spreads and treatment options stall. Researchers at McMaster University discovered that a molecule called butyrolactol A can dramatically ...

Swinburne researchers have turned old, unwanted mattresses into safe and sustainable building insulation materials using fungi. The team grew a common fungus together with shredded mattress foam to ...

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering phosphorus and other soil minerals in exchange for sugars and fats produced by ...

Fall armyworms have spread throughout the world, destroying crops and evolving insecticide resistance. New research in Australia suggests fungi that attack the worms could be a promising pest control ...

For the first time, ancient DNA from droppings left by New Zealand’s flightless moa identifies actual species of fungi the doomed birds ate. The snacks, including purple lumps of a trufflelike fungus, ...