Environment
Wood-munching fungi can break down common type of plastic
Fungi isolated from rotting hardwood trees can break down sheets of low-density polyethylene, one of the most abundant plastics on Earth
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Blight review: The threat of a fungi-fuelled pandemic
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Technology
Sheets of fungus could be used as eco-friendly fireproofing for homes
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Life
Underground fungi absorb up to a third of our fossil fuel emissions
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Life
Fungus that kills frogs and salamanders is rapidly spreading in Africa
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Life
Ecologists are infecting trees with fungi to make them age prematurely
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Environment
Adding wild fungi to soil could make trees store more carbon
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Life
Do trees communicate via a ‘wood wide web’? The evidence is lacking
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Life
Fake mushroom experiment reveals why some fungi glow in the dark
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Life
Oyster mushroom fungus uses nerve gas to paralyse and eat tiny worms
The fungus that produces oyster mushrooms preys on tiny animals by releasing a paralysing nerve gas called 3-octanone before growing into their bodies
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Technology
Computer chip made using mushroom skin could be easily recycled
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Life
Grisly photo of a zombie fungus bursting from a fly wins competition
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Life
Fungi evolved their weird and wild shapes in two big bursts
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Tropical birds build nests from fungi that may keep parasites at bay
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