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 ...

At least 411 fungi face extinction among the 1,300 varieties whose conservation status is well understood, according to the latest update of the IUCN's authoritative "Red List of Threatened Species".

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 ...