University of Alberta research is showing how trees and fungi team up to survive and stay healthy against insect attacks—an alliance that could lead to more resilient forests.

The dreamlike fungi that thrive in nature’s damp corners. While sheltering at home in the Netherlands, this photographer watched an array of fungi appear amid the rotting wood and forest litter.

As conservation targets, fungi aren’t as appealing as giant pandas. But these scientists explain that the health of Earth’s fungal species is critically important.

04/17/2025 April 17, 2025. Fungi might not have the best reputation but are essential for our survival. With many species at risk, scientists say it's up to humans to help them.

Most orchids live in a symbiotic relationship with fungi in their roots: The plants provide sugar they produce through photosynthesis and in return receive water and minerals from the fungi.

Sporocarp globose to subglobose with peridium brown to dark brown (446×330 µm). ... Dictionary of the Fungi 9 th ed. Wallinford, CABI Publishing. Maia, L.C. & Trufem, S.F.B. 1990. Fungos micorrízicos ...

Marine fungi, thriving in ocean environments, account for 5% of total ocean biomass but most are microscopic. Researchers have limited understanding of their diversity and importance. There are ...

Fungi don’t just live in soils and with land plants, or breaking down complex materials like wood. They also thrive in the marine environment. Indeed, ocean-living fungi account for 5% of total ...

Fungi grow by releasing spores that turn into long, filamentous threads that are thinner than a strand of human hair, explained Nicholas P. Money, a fungal biologist at Miami University in Oxford ...

Though a network of fungi can function like the neurons of a brain in some senses, they do not literally think. Let’s just hope that keeps them from plotting world domination. Fungal Ecology, 2024.

Fungi could be classed alongside animals and plants as a separate realm for environmental protection under plans drawn up by the UK and Chile. The proposal, submitted to a UN conference on ...

New research shows that ants have been farming fungi for 66 million years — thanks in part to the asteroid that fueled the demise of the dinosaurs. CNN values your feedback 1.