The word "fungus" may inspire visions of an unwanted growth under your nail or maybe even of a pizza topping before thoughts of a thriving ecosystem. But fungi are a remarkably diverse group of ...

In ecosystems around the world, fungi play crucial roles in supporting plant life. Their ability to form connections between plant roots can enhance water and nutrient uptake and promote plant growth.

We’ve made it to another growing season, and with summer in full throttle, you may have noticed not all the lawn, flowers, trees, shrubs and vegetables are thriving, so there may be an issue to ...

Duke University researchers are studying if climate change is causing fungi to adapt to warmer temperatures and potentially threaten human health.

This is an as-yet-unnamed strain of fungus isolated from Hollins Mill Tunnel, a historic railroad tunnel in Lynchburg, Virginia by Josh McGinnis, a software engineer and self-taught biologist with a ...

The rugged San Juan Mountains near Telluride are well known for their abundance of wild mushrooms. In good years, skilled fungi-hunters take full advantage of the area’s profusion of boletes and ...

With its distinctive earthy, chocolatey taste, the truffle fungus is as rare as it is valuable. The elusive mushroom is one of the most treasured culinary delicacies in the world, on par with caviar ...

The woodsy flavors of mushrooms are all the rage. From morels in the wild to porcini in the supermarket, the fungus is among us. "We are harvesting and selling 10,000 pounds of exotic mushrooms every ...