The IUCN warns that over 400 fungi species face extinction due to deforestation, pollution, and climate change.

Current science highlights include a report on the extinction risk faced by fungi, vital for ecological balance and human ...

Rutgers faculty elected to the newest class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

Deforestation, farming and climate-fueled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on ...

Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation group are at risk of extinction from threats ...

The latest update to IUCN red list has 1,300 species of fungi assessed with at least 411 at risk of extinction.

The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, ...

An international team including engineers from Princeton has devised a way to watch, in stunning detail, as the hollow ...

The Waltham Public Library hosted naturalist Jonathan Kranz, who led a small audience through the joys and practicalities of foraging for mushrooms in New England.

Murals made by museum artists illustrate the biology of fungi, the role they play in the ecosystem and their evolutionary ...

What do cheese, sauerkraut and yeast dough have in common? Their production is only possible with the help of bacteria or fungi. The microorganisms initiate fermentation or maturing processes and thus ...