Agarikon is one of two endangered species of fungi in the United States. So rare is the species that scientists have placed ...

CU Boulder researchers demonstrate how knowledge gaps hinder conservation efforts Over the past century, conservationists have become more effective in sounding the alarm about species at risk of ...

Johns Hopkins researchers use oyster and turkey tail mushrooms to break down psychoactive drugs commonly found in wastewater treatment byproducts ...

Jessica Allen crunched through fallen leaves among Manzanita trees hunting for something few have spotted before: the Manzanita butter clump — a rare and little-known yellow mushroom found, so far, ...

Credit: Boris Vinatzer Fungi may hold a little-known key to ice formation in clouds. Can fungi affect the weather? It may sound unlikely, but new research suggests they just might. An international ...

There's still so much we don't know about forest fungi. The University of Wisconsin is recruiting citizens to help. CATHY WURZER: Got some time? How about being a citizen scientist and sending tree ...

Biologist and Director of the Cape Horn International Center (CHIC), Ricardo Rozzi, teaches tourists and other scientists about moss, linchen and fungus at the Omora Etnobotanical Park in Puerto ...

In the misty mizzle of February on the Oregon coast, Merlin Sheldrake feels at home. Though he was born and raised in London, the biologist and award-winning author of “Entangled Life” toddled his ...

Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ...

Can fungi influence the weather? Turns out, they just might. An international group of researchers that includes Virginia ...

Mycocycle uses fungi to break down construction waste into raw materials that can be used to create fillers, foams and other products that can be put back into the supply chain. The bioremediation ...