A species of wood-eating fungus didn’t need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying colors, and researchers say this ...

We would like to make a plea for mycology — the study of fungi — to be put on an equal footing with botany and zoology. The teaching of mycology is rare in university curricula. When taught ...

In fact, say mycologists – those who study fungi – life on Earth as we know it would not exist without fungi. Recognition of that pivotal role is an important first step, said an expert at Kew ...

"Rather than wiping each other out, these fungi apparently evolved sophisticated ways of coexisting—and we are just beginning to understand that balance." The study focused on two species of a ...

Fungal contamination of cereal grains poses a substantial threat to food security and public health while causing hundreds of ...

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 ...

In a study published at the end of 2018, scientists used vast amounts of DNA sequencing data and fungal fossils to understand the diversification of fungi, in the context of plants. They created a ...

Fungal contamination of cereal grains poses a substantial threat to food security and public health while causing hundreds of ...

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have found a fungus in the stomach of mice that may provide a clue to the evolution ...

A recent study has revealed alarming developments in the world of fungal pathogens, showing that some fungi are adapting to body heat and becoming resistant to antifungal drugs, a potential 'doomsday ...