Los Angeles-based Thallus Foods has announced that it is working to replace poultry with a nutrient-dense mushroom that ...

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 ...

According to the first big assessment of the state of the world's fungi, the fungal kingdom is vital to life on Earth. Yet, more than 90% of the estimated 3.8 million fungi in the world are ...

Researchers have now used DNA analysis to uncover just how long ants have been farming fungi, now described in a study published Thursday in the journal Science. It turns out these insects have be ...

This and other similar sinister-looking fungi in the genus Xylaria can be found throughout the United States. “It might give off the false impression that there’s a dead body, emerging from ...

The planetary emergency is a complex crisis that requires innovative solutions. We can find some of these solutions in nature. From helping us grow our food to tackling our plastic waste problem, ...

Scientists in Germany have identified a type of fungi that is capable of breaking down synthetic plastics, offering a ...

A rare fungi once thought to be extinct in the UK could stop a new 1,800-home 'village' being built. Campaigners hope the Candelabra coral, which is commonly found in North America, could halt ...

Scientists have mapped the underground network of fungi that provide trees with nutrients. Research has shown that beneath every forest and wood there is a complex underground web of roots ...

Fungi are organisms that are grouped in a distinct kingdom within the eukaryotes. This kingdom includes diverse organisms ranging from microorganisms such as yeasts or moulds to large ...

Pathogenic Mucorales fungi are common in immunocompromised. Here, Cheng et al. determine the molecular architecture of their chitin/chitosan-rich cell walls and the restructuring that occurs in ...

Hometown, Alaska host Kim Sherry recently spoke with Far North Fungi co-owner Gabe DeGange about mushrooms in Alaska. (Ammon Swenson/Alaska Public Media) This week on Hometown, Alaska we’re ...