The understudied mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems and may prove critical to the survival of fragile deserts stressed by climate change. Though invisible on the surface of the desert, ...

Fungi have been recognized as potential allies in the fight against plastic pollution for a while now. These microorganisms have a unique ability to eat materials that other organisms can't. Thus, ...

Hydnelllum peckii, also known as bleeding tooth fungus, can be found with crimson-colored droplets on a white or pink body. (Courtesy Central Oregon Mushroom Club) Mushrooms aren’t just for eating. In ...

CU Boulder researchers demonstrate how knowledge gaps hinder conservation efforts Over the past century, conservationists have become more effective in sounding the alarm about species at risk of ...

Those toadstools, puffballs, earth-stars and other fungi springing up now can alarm gardeners. Digging them out or applying fungicides is futile and counterproductive, as fungi are vital for soil ...

NTU Singapore scientists, in collaboration with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA, have developed ‘fungi tiles’ that could one day be used to cool down buildings without consuming energy ...

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that common fungal species may be ...

One’s relationship to the world of mushrooms, toadstools and fungi in general is probably shaped largely by one’s perception of these organisms’ role in ...

For the first time, ancient DNA from droppings left by New Zealand’s flightless moa identifies actual species of fungi the doomed birds ate. The snacks, including purple lumps of a trufflelike fungus, ...