If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

With fewer fungi, a forest would be less rich ecologically—and more boring. So I’m always looking forward to the damp of autumn, to see how the organisms will grow back.

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.

Anna Chaika 04/17/2025 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.

Many of the world’s fungi - the “unsung heroes” of life on Earth - are under threat of extinction, an assessment of risk covering more than 1,300 species has revealed. The finding comes in the latest ...

Anaerobic fungi and ciliate protozoa represent up to half of the herbivore gut microbial biomass. They are generally recognized as mutualistic symbionts in ruminant animals since they produce a wide ...

We may have more in common with fungi than we think New discoveries in the study of fungi cognition could lead to changes in the way we understand human cognition, Money and Fukasawa said.

Reference: “From the inside out: Were the cuticular Pseudonocardia bacteria of fungus-farming ants originally domesticated as gut symbionts?” by Tabitha M Innocent, Panagiotis Sapountzis, Mariya ...

The Fungal Conservation Pledge, which has been submitted to the UN convention on biological diversity at its Cop16 conference in Colombia, argues for the "recognition of fungi" as an "independent ...

Is a zombie apocalypse caused by fungi, like the Cordyceps from “The Last of Us,” something that could realistically happen? – Jupiter, age 15, Ithaca, New York ...

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.

On the fungus side, similar things were true. The yeast species that are farmed all cluster together. Same with the coral fungi, although there are two wild-living strains within that species cluster.