Sorghum crops in sub-Saharan Africa suffer heavy losses from the parasitic plant witchweed (Striga hermonthica). A new study shows how soil microbes can help protect sorghum from this pest and could ...

Liz Koziol works with the world’s largest collection of a category of soil fungus that benefits many plant species, the International Collection of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. She and ...

Get rid of those tiny white pests that may appear on your houseplants When you find tiny white bugs on or in the soil of your ...

A type of fungus called Aspergillus latus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for the first time. Researchers sequenced the genomes of ...

This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...