a resilient black fungus called Cladosporium sphaerospermum. After the Chernobyl disaster, scientists observed patches of blackened growths on the walls of the No. 4 reactor—fungi that seemed to ...
“The melanin pigment is very widespread in all classes of little things, but microscopic fungi love to make melanin,” she says. “That’s how we sort of became interested in how these black microscopic ...
Place the rice in a deep saucepan and add just enough water to cover it. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down and simmer the rice until soft and fluffy. Soak the black fungi and wakame in warm ...
Jelly fungi make rubbery, seaweed-like mushrooms. They are colored white, orange, pink, rose, brown or black. The mushrooms are shapeless, shaped like cups, railroad spikes or branched like coral. The ...
A newly identified fungus in Northern Ireland appears to manipulate spider behavior, eerily turning them into “zombies” ...
From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to treating disease in humans, is there anything fungi can’t do? Chris Dart Neither plants nor animals, fungi are the most underappreciated ...
A young green gall and older black galls Large areas of rough black swollen bark form on the main tree trunk. Black knot galls on trunks are often cracked and may ooze sticky liquid. Wood decay fungi ...