A research team in Montana grew dense, spongy tangles of mycelium — the rootlike structure that connects fungal networks underground — as a framework to create a living, self-repairing ...

The vegan leather used in the British designer's shoe-making process is made from mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. The material is called Mylo and was developed by Bolt Threads ...

The mycelium, which extends more than 300 miles down into the earth, is excellent at taking in and breaking down hydrocarbons. That ability gives it several crucial roles in the forest ecosystem.