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fungi

A leafcutter ant carries its leaf fragment across the soil.

Ant agriculture holds secrets for human sustainability

 Environment
• May 22, 2025

You’ve heard of ant farms — now meet the ant farmers

A portrait of mycologist Sigrid Jakob surrounded by different kinds of mushrooms, leaves, and equipment she uses to sequence them.

One woman’s mission to diversify and document New York City’s mushroom scene

 Environment
• May 6, 2024

Sigrid Jakob and other citizen mycologists are classifying fungal species before they disappear.

Two hands with grey fingerless gloves hold up the ridged underside of a white oyster mushroom

A mushroom walk on Staten Island

 Environment
• March 18, 2023

The New York Mycological Society is a “mushroom club for anyone”

Three types of cheese, including blue cheese, sit on a charcuterie board with crackers. Three different half-full glasses of beer sit on the table in the background.

Blue cheese and pale ale have been on the menu for longer than researchers thought

 Life Science
• February 8, 2022

Poop preserved in ancient salt mines show evidence of surprising dietary habits and the shift to the modern gut microbiome

The looming threat to America’s favorite fruit

 Environment
• July 11, 2018

A deadly banana fungus has spread across Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Australia. Is Latin America next?

Why fungi adapt so well to life in space

 Space, Physics, and Math
• March 7, 2018

In many ways, these little microbes are better prepared for space travel than we are

There’s fungus in your food

 Blogs
• April 4, 2016

A whole kingdom to thank for more than just mushrooms

Microbial medical examiners

 Blogs
• October 24, 2013

Are bacteria the super sleuths of the future? Study suggests that microbes could help determine time of death in tricky murder cases.

Mushroom of the Week: Inky caps

 Fungus among us
• October 20, 2012

The Bane of Frat Boys Everywhere

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