Soil is a medium that can't grow without sufficient nutrients. Fungi are microscopic cells that usually grow as long threads or strands call hyphae. Hyphae interacts with soil particles, roots and ...

These golden strands look as if they could be the “amber waves of grain” extolled in the song “America the Beautiful.” But they’re actually spore-producing filaments, growing from a tangle of fibers ...

Scientists have found a 'tipping point' in the evolution of fungi that throttles their growth and sculpts their shapes. The findings demonstrate how small changes in environmental factors can lead to ...

Researchers have developed a new bio-inspired approach to building complex 3D microfluidic networks by utilizing plant roots and fungal hyphae as molds. The team grew plants and fungi in nanoparticles ...

HBO’s adaption of The Last of Us, which aired last year, brought fungi’s pathogenic nature to center stage. The silver screen reputation isn’t without due cause: Fungal infections from invasive ...

Walking in the woods, or the garden, or your backyard this time of year, especially after the recent rain, is a prime time to look for mushrooms. They seem to be popping up everywhere, seemingly ...