I planted a Frontier elm in the southeast corner of my yard in Provo. I noticed the other day it was completely covered with ...

These fungi, known as mycorrhizal fungi ... material and can interact (positively or negatively) with free-living decomposers, affecting the chemical composition of soils. They can also affect ...

Meredith Connelly's work combines art and nature, with a close look at the Carolinas' tiniest specimens like snails and mushrooms. It's on display in Rock Hill ...

How can you capture the essence of nature’s cycles of death and rebirth in your Halloween celebrations? Halloween traditions ...

Hot composting requires a fairly precise recipe of ingredients and a considerable amount of attention and management to ...

Fungi are a group of organisms that include yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. They exhibit astonishing methods for survival and ...

meaning that it prevented or drastically slowed oxygen from reaching the log while also keeping out fungi and insects, the decomposers typically found in soil. Because clay soil is common ...

These mushroom giants could reach as much as 8 ... According to the Smithsonian, they were decomposers, capable of breaking down organic matter, and recycling nutrients from dead material back ...

Their annual life cycles means that this year’s caterpillars need suitable habitats to spend the winter, and leaf litter is ...