Beetles and Their Secret Fungal Army
Spruce bark beetles carry symbiotic fungi that weaken trees and accelerate forest destruction, revealing a hidden microbial alliance behind beetle outbreaks.
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Leg-Grown Defenders: How Stinkbugs Use Fungi to Shield Their Offspring from Parasites
Stinkbugs cultivate leg-grown fungi to coat their eggs—building a living barrier that blocks parasitoid wasps and protects offspring.
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Fungi on Frog Skin: The Overlooked Shield in Amphibian Survival
Amphibian skin fungi may be an overlooked ally against chytrid disease—reshaping conservation strategies beyond “kill the pathogen.”
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Fungus, Friendship & Forecast: Climate Change is Stress-Testing Plant-Microbe Alliances
Climate change is reshaping plant–fungal alliances underground—testing mycorrhizae, microbiome diversity, and ecosystem resilience.
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The Carbon Toll: What Trees Pay Fungi — and How Climate Change Changes the Rate
Forests pay a hidden carbon cost to fungi. New research shows how climate change is reshaping this underground trade.
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Fungal Friendships Under Pressure: How Warming Soil and Rising CO₂ Are Rewriting Underground Alliances
Warming soils and rising CO₂ are reshaping mycorrhizal alliances, altering how plants trade carbon for nutrients underground.
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When Fungi Become the Farmers Within
Inside every plant lives an invisible alliance—fungi that farm from within, transforming survival into quiet innovation. Discover how endophytes rewrite the future of agriculture.
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Fungus-Farming Termites Bury Invaders in Soil with Antifungals to Protect Their Crop
A study reveals how Odontotermes obesus termites defend their fungal gardens by burying contaminated combs in soil enriched with antifungal microbes. By distinguishing mild from severe infections, they either excise invaders or bury whole patches. This behavior reflects a sophisticated, microbe‑assisted weed‑control system in insect agriculture.
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