Fungi may not seem like an obvious power source, but researchers have proven they can offer a sustainable and renewable way to generate electricity. Through a blend of microbiology, materials science, ...

Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” that quietly help regulate Earth’s climate. Now scientists know what makes them so efficient. Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” ...

In 1997, at age 19, Toby Kiers talked her way into the Smithsonian's renowned tropical research institute on Barro Colorado, an island in the middle of the Panama Canal. The scientists studied the ...

A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.