Underground, intricate networks of soil fungi underpin the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet despite their global ...

Aspergillus fungus thrives because its genome bends easily to new pressures. It lives on soil, grains, animal feathers, even ...

New research is being carried out to understand how underground fungal networks influence the creation of woodland. As part ...

“It’s a pretty exciting time in fungal conservation,” said Allen, mycologist for NatureServe, a hub for biodiversity data ...

Our bodies are home to millions of fungi that, for the most part, are completely harmless. However, they can sometimes change ...

Some forest fungi tear down and reuse their own threadlike networks, potentially reshaping how forests store carbon over time ...

Fungi are emerging as some of the most sophisticated problem solvers on the planet, despite lacking brains, nerves or ...

The streets of downtown Guerneville were filled with attendees in mushroom-themed attire — from whimsical mushroom hats to earrings shaped like fungi.

Fungi have been recorded having conversations, with a scientist finding they can communicate with a language similar to that of humans. Over the last decade, researchers have found evidence that ...