Mycorrhizal fungi are a vital part of ecosystems around the world — including to climate-threatened saguaros here in the ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, you're walking over a vast underground patchwork of fungal filaments, supporting ...

Kits that help people grow their own golden oyster mushrooms at home may be one reason this nonnative species is now ...

A new global atlas of underground fungi suggests that some surprising biodiversity hot spots lie hidden beneath our feet.

Good fungi might prove even better for plant, human health. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 03 / 110302121836.htm. Texas A&M AgriLife.

Rather than turn against the plant, researchers found that the fungus actually boosted rapeseed weight and root growth by 18% and generally improved the plant’s immune system. "The fungal virus might ...

SAN DIEGO — New research shows a relationship is sprouting between plant roots and soil fungi. This could lead to the elimination of harsh chemicals making their way into our environment and ...