Discovery pushes back origin of Ophiocordyceps fungi by 30 million years, suggesting fungi evolved by shifting to new hosts.

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some ...

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

Some of these species form partnerships called mycorrhizal symbioses with plant roots. How these fungi grow their networks to find new resources and plant partners, however, isn’t clear.

"Fungi are super important, it's phenomenal what they've done for humans," Kronstad said. They are used in everything from pharmaceuticals to food production, and some even help recycle nutrients ...

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.

Some fungi make fruiting bodies that we know as mushrooms as part of their reproductive cycles, but they also produce a branching network of threadlike structures called hyphae.

Some research has suggested that this has already happened with the fungi that cause Valley fever, which has historically been confined to the Southwestern U.S. but is now showing up in other ...

Why have some orchids stopped photosynthesis and become parasites feeding on fungi? Kobe University researchers found that in at least one species the transition may be driven by the opportunity more ...

As temperatures rise, some fungi may adapt to survive in warmer conditions, potentially making them more capable of infecting humans. One real-world example of fungi becoming more widespread due to ...