Their research represents the first attempt to integrate coral microbiology, fusion, fragmentation, restoration, and environmental resilience into a unified theoretical approach.

Though a network of fungi can function like the neurons of a brain in some senses, they do not literally think. Let’s just hope that keeps them from plotting world domination. Fungal Ecology, 2024.

Infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year will spread significantly to new regions as the planet heats up, new research predicts —and the world is not prepared.

A species of wood-eating fungus didn’t need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying colors, and researchers say this first-of-its-kind discovery could have broader implications.

One real-world example of fungi becoming more widespread due to climate change is Valley fever, caused by the Coccidioides fungus.This pathogen thrives in hot, dry areas like the southwestern ...

New research shows that ants have been farming fungi for 66 million years — thanks in part to the asteroid that fueled the demise of the dinosaurs. CNN values your feedback 1.

These fungi cannot live on their own; they need the carbon from plants. In turn, 80 percent of the world’s plants rely on fungal networks to survive and thrive. The two are dependent trade partners.

Fungi could be classed alongside animals and plants as a separate realm for environmental protection under plans drawn up by the UK and Chile. The proposal, submitted to a UN conference on ...

The dreamlike fungi that thrive in nature’s damp corners. While sheltering at home in the Netherlands, this photographer watched an array of fungi appear amid the rotting wood and forest litter.

Beneath every giant sequoia, every wheat stalk, every black-eyed Susan, hidden webs of filigreed mycelia permeate the plants’ roots and tie them into the surrounding soil. The fungi’s hollow tendrils ...