Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered a completely new fungal species, which they named after the king of Sweden.

Mycorrhizal fungi have been supporting life on land for at least 450 million years by helping to supply plants with soil nutrients essential for growth. In recent years, scientists have found that in ...

Do fungi like this Penicillium mold, which produces the the antibiotic penicillin, trace their origins to an ancestor that lived a billion years ago? Rattiya Thongdumhyu / Shutterstock.com Biologists ...

An inside look at the extensive, weird and wonderful fungi collection at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the ongoing projects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fungi may have been Earth’s first ecosystem engineers, thriving more than a billion years ago. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Fungi live ...

Scientists created the first-ever map of this vast underground fungal network and found it could stretch to the sun and back more than a billion times.

A hidden fungal network is vital for a remote island's ecosystem, sustaining forests, seabirds, and reefs. Specialized fungi, ...

It’s hard to miss the headliners at Kew Gardens. The botanical collection in London is home to towering redwoods and giant Amazonian water lilies capable of holding up a small child. Each spring, its ...

As Emily Monosson points out in her new book, Blight, fungi are everywhere. There are thousands of species of yeasts, mushrooms, molds and mildews. Some estimates put the number of fungal species at ...

South Sumatra farmers reduced chemical inputs, observing unexpected soil improvements. Beneficial underground fungi became ...

SOME are tasty, others are a nuisance. That’s probably how most of us think of fungi. Few people would consider them to be killers. But perhaps we should. Fungi are on the march. New varieties are ...

Today, Fantastic Fungi, the wellness brand inspired by the acclaimed Netflix documentary of the same name, announced the nationwide launch of its premium functional mushroom supplements in every ...