fungus

Instead of relying on photosynthesis - a process involving sunlight, water and carbon dioxide - to create food and oxygen to survive, the flowers can also take energy from fungus in woodland soils.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Most black truffles now come from truffle plantations or cultivated truffle grounds, where trees have had their roots soaked in a truffle‑based slurry to encourage the fungus to grow.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Among those collected during the 1980s, however, more than half tested positive for the fungus.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

The suspected culprit is chytridiomycosis, often called chytrid, a disease caused by the microscopic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

The fungus gives the plant simple elements and minerals it has taken from the soil.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

The Woodland Trust said unsustainable harvesting of plants - and particularly fungi - could put wildlife under pressure.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Historically, research has also concentrated heavily on fungi with commercial or practical value.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Using a technique known as a 'molecular clock', the scientists compared the fungus's DNA with genomic information from hundreds of other fungi whose evolutionary histories have been established.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

In an interview with @theU, Domnauer explained how researchers traced the mushroom's identity, what makes its effects so unusual, and why the discovery could have implications far beyond the study of fungi.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Then the bacteria, fungi, and earthworms will get to work breaking the old roots down into rich brown humus.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

After snowball Earth, titanosaurs and dawn redwoods and humongous funguses appear.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 24, 2021

The illnesses most frequently reported by migrants who make it across the jungle are foot funguses, gastrointestinal problems and respiratory infections.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021

In 1962, Rachel Carson published the book “Silent Spring,” which convincingly argued that chemicals used to kill insects, funguses and pests were also killing birds and harming the environment.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2016

This makes your entire body hypersensitive to all forms of irritants, including weather changes, certain food proteins, and funguses.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010

"I have heard that the white edible funguses are found principally at the edge of the wood, though I can't tell them apart."

From Anna Karenina by Constance Garnett