Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some of the oldest direct evidence of parasitic relationships between fungi ...

Fungi talk? Rethinking intelligence and consciousness If fungi can indeed communicate using a vocabulary-like system, it challenges our traditional definitions of intelligence and consciousness.

Climate change may fuel spread of fungi that could 'eat you from inside out' Scientists from Manchester University have warned that rising temperatures could fuel the rapid global spread of ...

A new study tracks the proliferation of fungal pathogens among various climate change scenarios—and it’s not good news.

While plastic-eating fungi were first discovered by scientists over a decade ago, their potential has remained locked in labs—until now ...

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 ...

Researchers have discovered that fungi, despite lacking brains, exhibit forms of intelligence such as memory, learning, and decision-making. Through experiments, fungi demonstrated strategic growth ...

Ants learned to work with fungi back in a world where only fungi could thrive.

Most fungi take the form of tiny cylindrical threads, from which hyphal tips branch in all directions, creating a meandering, gossamer-like network known as mycelium.

Dark fungi are prime examples of what biologist E. O. Wilson called “the little things that run the world.” But their cryptic lifestyle has made it a maddening challenge for scientists trying ...

Fungi are a fascinating, abundant, and necessary part of our planet. Here are some characteristics of fungi and how they function.

Fungi in Hypergravity: The Study Fungi in space have been a plot point in Star Trek: Discovery, but they are also a very real problem for astronauts and space stations. United Nations co-sponsored ...