It’s possible this is because the Cross’s outermost blocks acted as “outposts” for foraging, absorbing water and nutrients ...

The root/microbe interaction is especially interesting, and important. Those “threads” we see are the fungal hyphae that form ...

Fungi can be enigmatic organisms. Mushrooms or other structures may be visible above the soil, but beneath lurks a complex ...

This mushroom communication has been studied in the past, finding that environmental changes to mushrooms in one area can ...

Mycologists believe the solution to some of our biggest pollution issues is under our feet. Humble fungi are now being used ...

"If we define cognition as 'the sensory and information-processing function of autonomous biological systems,' the difference in network structure and wood decay function that was demonstrated by the ...

So he worked with chefs at Michelin-starred restaurants to turn samples of N. intermedia–fermented foods into haute cuisine. The lab work paid off: the mycelia-based meals were a hit.