Fungi

Green Impact Hidden fungal networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length help plants survive climate change

New 3D imaging reveals how underground fungal networks help plants access water and survive climate stress.

Green Impact Earth’s underground fungal network may stretch 110 quadrillion kilometers Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact The world’s largest fungus is hiding in Oregon’s Blue Mountains — and its really big Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Amazonian dark earth increases tree diameter by up to 88%Rebecca Shavit

Space NASA cleanroom fungus could survive a trip to Mars, raising contamination concerns Joshua Shavit

Green Impact A friendly fungus protects crops using airborne chemicals Garry Shymko

Space Scientists use microbes on ISS to extract valuable metals from meteorites Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Giant Prototaxites fossil reveals an extinct branch of complex life on Earth Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Strange parasitic ‘mushroom’ plant abandoned photosynthesis and somehow flourished Rebecca Shavit

Health Living hydrogel grown by fungi could revolutionize wound healing Mac Oliveau

Health Gene-edited fungus tastes like meat and cuts protein’s climate impact by more than 50%Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Fungi’s ancient origins: How they shaped life on Earth a billion years ago Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Climate change is fueling a global fungal health crisis

Health Microbial infections in the brain might play a significant role in dementia and Alzheimer

Discoveries Bananas are in danger of going extinct: New study offers hope

Space Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs turned ants into farmers 66 million years ago

Green Impact Scientists use recycled glass to grow plants without fertilizers, pesticides or fungicides