Simply put, fungi form the bedrock of our ecosystems, and, without them, life as we know it would collapse. Yet, despite an extraordinary recent upsurge in public enthusiasm for this most fascinating ...

Underground, intricate networks of soil fungi underpin the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet despite their global ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the type of trees affected by Phanerochaete velutina. A species of wood-eating fungus didn't need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying ...