Across North America, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and other pesticides had a significant impact on bats from the 1940s through the '60s. Since the ban on DDT in 1972, bat populations had ...

Fungal communities hidden underground support 80 percent of land plants around the world and store 13 billion tons of carbon ...

A new global atlas of underground fungi suggests that some surprising biodiversity hot spots lie hidden beneath our feet.

Using more than 2.8 billion fungal sequences sampled from 130 countries, scientists map the biodiversity of Earth's ...

No one had spotted the world’s smallest known snake for nearly two decades. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados ...

In our weekly column, Quick Bites, we round up the latest developments in the alt-protein and sustainable food industry.

Scientists have discovered that pairing bread wheat with a special soil fungus can significantly enhance its nutritional ...

Mix equal parts water and apple cider vinegar in a small jar, add a few drops of dish soap, and place it near affected plants. The vinegar's fermented smell attracts the flies, while the soap ensures ...

New research in Plants, People, Planet indicates that bread wheat's micronutrient content can be increased by cultivating it ...

The 2025 growing season was good for corn, but things have taken a turn. Many farmers who planted a prominent corn hybrid are reporting pollination problems because the pollen was too tight in the ...

Mycorrhizal fungi are a vital part of ecosystems around the world — including to climate-threatened saguaros here in the ...

You've likely heard of huitlacoche and wondered what it is, where it comes from, and how it is used. Well, keep reading, ...