More than 85% of land plants partner with fungi to pull nutrients from the ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, you're walking over a vast underground patchwork of fungal filaments, supporting ...

Some researchers are racing against time to uncover the unknown diversity in nature, while also developing ways to save it. Fungi are among the most diverse and ecologically important kingdoms in life ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Although most of the discussion in this Review focusses on Eumycota, there are also fungi outside of the Eumycota kingdom, often ...

Three examples of the obstacle courses we tested our fungi within. Credit: Author provided When you think of fungi, you'll probably picture a huddle of chubby brown mushrooms, or the large, red-capped ...

It’s no secret that Earth’s biodiversity is at risk. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, 26% of all mammals, 14% of birds and 41% of amphibians are currently ...

In 1999, Giuliana Furci developed a profound interest in fungi. They were everywhere, and the 20-year-old took particular joy in the multiformity of mushrooms: small and button-shaped; tall and ...

Beyond bacteria, fungi and archaea are emerging as powerful regulators of digestion, immunity, and disease risk, revealing ...

Fungi contain a remarkable diversity of both primary and secondary metabolic pathways involved in ecologically specialized or accessory functions. Genes in these pathways are frequently physically ...