While the cyanobacteria harvest energy from sunlight and absorb carbon dioxide from the air, the filamentous fungi generate crack-sealing minerals that reinforce the concrete from ...

Not too long ago, I was searching for ideas for the next installment of the “Big Chemistry” series when I found an article ...

Lichen is an understated presence in our everyday world, often found clinging to trees and rocks. Its true beauty lies in its unique symbiotic system of fungi and algae, or cyanobacteria, that form a ...

Imagine concrete healing its own cracks like human skin recovering from a cut. That's the vision behind the latest research ...