Have you ever wondered what the largest living organism on Earth is? Well, you might be surprised to learn that it's not a giant blue whale or a sequoia tree; it's a fungus!
Leafcutter ants were first observed farming fungi 150 years ago by naturalists, and Schultz’s study adds new depth to this discovery, using advanced genetic tools to map out their evolutionary ...
Fungi can be enigmatic organisms. Mushrooms or other structures may be visible above the soil, but beneath lurks a complex network of filaments, or hyphae, known as the mycelium. It is even possible ...