Fluorescent-tagged carbon moving through filaments of mycorrhizal fungus. (Rachael Cargill, Loreto Oyarte Gálvez (VU ...

A new study provides a crucial baseline: the first global map of where these fungal networks are and how much of them exists.

The word "fungus" may inspire visions of an unwanted growth under your nail or maybe even of a pizza topping before thoughts of a thriving ecosystem. But fungi are a remarkably diverse group of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Zombie fungi are nothing new. For decades, scientists have ...

Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ability to thrive in the wake of flames The fire-loving fungus Geopyxis, seen ...

A single organism in eastern Oregon has been quietly consuming a forest for an estimated 2,400 years, and it now ranks as the ...