Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world's described 157,000 fungal species are ...

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 ...

From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to treating disease in humans, is there anything fungi can’t do? Chris Dart Neither plants nor animals, fungi are the most underappreciated ...

Unusual fungi found in the damaged nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl power plant may prove useful in space. Research conducted on the species Cladosporium sphaerospermum could contribute to the success ...

Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of these is one of the most widely distributed species in Northern Europe, while ...

Morel mushrooms are a mystery, a miracle, and a gift of the spring woods. This popular and easily-recognizable fungi remains something of a mystery to researchers and foragers alike. Where and why ...

How do symbioses between plants and fungi develop? How do plants decide whether or not to enter into a partnership with fungi ...

Fungal networks in the ground ferry crucial nutrients to plants. But how do brainless organisms form complex supply chain networks?

Instead of making food from sunlight, some of these plants have become parasitic and primarily suck nutrients out of the fungi in their roots. Whether these orchids change their feeding method ...

Marine fungi isolated from around O'ahu eating polyurethane plastic. The translucent halos around the fungal plugs on the Petri dish show the areas of plastic degradation. Plastic is the most ...