New research shows that microplastics have been contaminating some freshwater streams decades earlier than previously ...

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication ...

As algae blooms in our canals, it can reduce the efficiency of water flow, create odors, and cause taste issues.

Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship.

Microplastics like microfibers and microbeads escape waste-water systems. They can carry harmful chemicals into nature.

The disease protection stems from the fact that if roots are already colonized by a beneficial AMF, it outcompetes the fungal ...

PARMA, Ohio -- West Creek Conservancy officially changed the name of Stearns Native Nursery to Creekside Collaborative. “Nothing’s really changed,” West Creek Conservancy Executive Director Derek ...

Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a way to make soil fungus work harder, delivering more nutrients to plants.

The fungi can’t survive without carbon, and the plants produce plenty of carbon through photosynthesis. The plants need water ...

W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...

Fungi might not have the best reputation but are essential for our survival. With many species at risk, scientists say it is ...

Learn how to grow the most nutrient-dense vegetables by starting with healthy soil to get the nutrients needed to produce the ...