Jessica Allen crunched through fallen leaves among Manzanita trees hunting for something few have spotted before: the ...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi drive nutrient flows along ‘trunk routes’ of the network, illuminating the design principles of a symbiotic supply-chain network shaped by millions of years of natural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mediocalcar gemma-coronae, an orchid recorded in Indonesia this year. Andre Schuiteman / RBG Kew In 2024, researchers at the Royal ...

‘Planet Fungi: A Photographer’s Foray’ celebrates the beauty and braun of fungi. By Popular Science Team Published Oct 18, 2025 12:00 PM EDT Image: Photo by Stephen Axford. Get the Popular Science ...

A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

Fungi don't have eyes or a brain, but their intelligent behaviors may surprise you. New research suggests that fungi may be able to recognize shapes. Can organisms without a brain still show signs of ...

A unique collection of microscopic fungi used for Canadian medical and biodiversity research has been saved from being ...

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international partners, reveal today their pick of the top 10 plants and fungi named new to science in 2025. From "camouflaged" plants to ...

A fungus named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is warping the bodies and even minds of spiders in Ireland. Researchers found that many Metellina merianae spiders across Ireland have become infected ...

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, ...

Fungi have become Hollywood’s go-to bad guys. But as yet another story focuses on Cordyceps, Nick Crumpton says we are missing a chance to broaden our fictional horizons ...

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