These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close ...

This plant, called a fairy lantern, is a parasite that steals all its energy and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi that dwell ...

Animals help disperse seeds and spores for many plant and fungal species. This typically happens when animals eat the ...

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, ...

Imagine walking through a forest and knowing that beneath your feet lies an invisible internet connecting every tree around ...

Vast networks of microscopic, underground fungi serve a crucial role in Earth’s ecosystems — and there’s a lot we don’t know about them. More than a quarter of Earth’s species live in soils ...

Sweet herbal scents of spring waft through the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center as Elena Leander digs into a research plot, seeking to understand the unsung heroes of Texas’s iconic annual blooms.

In the face of escalating environmental degradation and persistent food insecurity, innovative soil restoration strategies ...

We’ve always known fungi are an important part of the larger ecosystem, but this could be a game changer. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit ...

Abundant worldwide, most fungi are inconspicuous because of the small size of their structures, and their cryptic lifestyles in soil or on dead matter. Fungi include symbionts of plants, animals, or ...