The soil fungus Mortierella alpina has the potential to make agriculture greener and more sustainable: The fungus produces ...

Club soda is the true workhorse of the sparkling water world. In cooking and baking, it’s a secret ingredient for extra lift in batters, making pancakes, waffles, and tempura wonderfully fluffy and ...

A species of black fungus at the site of the Chernoyl disaster has mutated to 'feed' on nuclear radiation that would be lethal to most life forms. In the early hours of April 26, 1986, one of the most ...

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Formo, a Berlin-based biotechnology company, thinks it has found the answer in a minuscule fungus, Koji, that has given that distinctive umami flavor to soy sauce, miso and other staples of ...

The closest wild relative to the world's most popular "magic mushroom" Psilocybe cubensis has been given a preliminary name: Psilocybe ochraceocentrata. The two species shared a common ancestor 1. ...