Chris Dart Neither plants nor animals, fungi are the most underappreciated kingdom of the natural world. During a billion years of evolution, they’ve become masters of survival. And yet ...

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

Zombie horror series The Last of Us might feel a little more real after you learn about a fungus that infects cave spiders ...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are tiny fungi that live in harmony with plants, sharing their genetic ... and have undergone an unconventional evolution." Professor Corradi and colleagues ...

The story begins under our feet: soils are not only a complex habitat, but also a battlefield where tiny nematodes fight against fungi and plant roots. Agriculture in particular suffers as a result.

Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name — revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure reproduction.

"Mycorrhizal fungi rely on the plants on their network for carbohydrates ... More information: Thomas W. Scott et al, The evolution of signaling and monitoring in plant–fungal networks ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

The researchers have published their findings in the journal Functional Ecology. Networks of fungi and plants—so-called mycorrhizal networks, also known as the Wood Wide Web—are highly complex ...