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a white fungus with large red droplets that look like blood
Science

That’s not blood, it’s a fungus oozing excess juice

By Laura Baisas

Fungi growing on circle and cross arrangement wood blocks
Environment

A simple experiment revealed the complex ‘thoughts’ of fungi

By Andrew Paul

Leaf cutter ants
Environment

The dinosaur-killing asteroid turned ants into farmers

By Andrew Paul

dark and finger-like fungi arise from under a piece of wood
Science

Is this the creepiest fungus in the forest? Yes, definitely.

By Laura Baisas

Two people sitting in mycocrete dome structure
Technology

Fungi spores and knitting combine to make a durable and sustainable building material

By Andrew Paul

a model of a Kia EV9
Technology

A look at the weird intersection of taxidermy and car design

By Kristin Shaw

electrodes hooked up to mushrooms
Technology

Inside the lab that’s growing mushroom computers

By Charlotte Hu

Fly with cordyceps zombie fungus growing out of its head on black background
Environment

Nightmare-fuel fungi exist in real life

By Matt Kasson

a microscope image of blue stained fungi that have spherical shapes
Environment

Soil fungi are spreading lung infections to new territories

By Zayna Syed

A compound derived from the Cordyceps fungus may have antiviral or antitumor properties.
Science

An insect-eating fungus could help us fight viruses—and now we know how to grow it

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A young man standing among numerous houseplants and looking at his phone in front of a white wall with an acoustic guitar hung on it.
DIY

A bit of care can keep your houseplants from sheltering harmful mold

By Ellen Airhart

three rows of agar plates of various orange hues that are covered in different types of mold or fungui
Science

These fungi demand more pumpkin in their pumpkin spice lattes

By Lauren J. Young

Photo of Fungi Tremella Mesenterica in a forest
Environment

Earth would be unrecognizable without fungi

By Matt Kasson, Et al. / The Conversation

small delicate, partially translucent mushrooms growing on a log
Science

This South Pacific island could help us understand how fungi evolve

By Lauren J. Young

A red ant against a white background
Environment

A killer fungus could help the US South fight back against insatiable ants

By Philip Kiefer

Image of a fungal network with reproductive sports containing nuclei.
Environment

Hidden fungal networks cover the world—and soon they’ll be mapped

By Elana Spivack

Get this: Fungus can make trash smell like strawberries
Environment

Get this: Fungus can make trash smell like strawberries

By Rahul Rao

a small brown and red bird perched on a branch
Environment

You’ve heard of truffle pigs. Now get ready for truffle birds.

By Kate Baggaley

Cracked cap bolete mushroom foraged in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City
Environment

An urban cemetery is a surprising sanctuary for fantastic fungi

By Lauren Leffer

microbes being sent into Earth's atmosphere.
Science

Some of Earth’s tiniest living things could survive on Mars

By Ellie Shechet