An 1870 watercolor of Agaricus rubescens Fr., by Mary Elizabeth Banning, a self-taught mycologist who studied fungi in her home state of Maryland for four decades.Credit...New York State Museum ...

From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to treating disease in humans, is there anything fungi can’t do? Chris Dart Neither plants nor animals, fungi are the most underappreciated ...

GENEVA, March 27 (Reuters) - Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation group are at risk of extinction from threats like deforestation and agricultural expansion ...

Mycorrhizal fungi are the supply chains of the soil. With filaments thinner than hair, they shuttle vital nutrients to plants and tree roots. In return, the fungi receive carbon to grow their ...

For as long as plants have lived on land, fungi have sustained them. Beneath every giant sequoia, every wheat stalk, every black-eyed Susan, hidden webs of filigreed mycelia permeate the plants’ roots ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Plants regulate their symbiotic relationships with fungi through stress hormones. Ethylene, a stress hormone, inhibits symbiosis by promoting the accumulation of ...