Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of ...

Most fungi need only wind or water to disperse their spores. But some, including truffles, need a little help from animals.

“And so we seem to have cooked out the fungal pathogens.” Without fungi to aid in decomposition, all life in the forest would soon be buried under a mountain of dead plant matter. “[Fungi ...

Knowable Magazine Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest, countless critters take note. Dormant fungi within the tree awaken to feast on it, joined by others that ...

The fungi kingdom is all through local forests and the Aongatete Forest Project wants to share their knowledge with the ...

The accepted wisdom — that natural predators stop the forest becoming dominated by a single species — is undermined too often. The research team from CAS looked at soil fungi and their complex ...

The discoveries show that diversity in this genus is much greater than previously thought and that some of its species are at risk of disappearing as old-growth forest is logged. Although fungi of ...

Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest, countless critters take note. Dormant fungi within the tree awaken to feast on it, joined by others that creep up from the soil.