An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

World’s fungi at risk from agriculture, deforestation and urban sprawl – experts - The latest update to IUCN red list has ...

Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on ...

All of these rusts release the bright rusty-orange spores once spring weather becomes mild and damp, often around late March ...

The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has surpassed 1,000, confirming that defo ...

Fungi hyphae form mycelium that connects trees and plants in an underground fungal highway — called the wood-wide web — transporting nutrients and sending danger signals. Otzi, the 45,000-year ...

Murals made by museum artists illustrate the biology of fungi, the role they play in the ecosystem and their evolutionary ...

Mycorrhizal fungi are the supply chains of the soil. With filaments thinner than hair, they shuttle vital nutrients to plants and tree roots. In return, the fungi receive carbon to grow their ...

Boulder Mushroom is researching fungi's ability to decompose wildfire fuels like fallen trees and dead grass that can ignite ...

The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, ...