Truffles were introduced to Australia 25 years ago, when the first host trees with T. melanosporum spores were planted there.

It’s no secret that we rely on plants to turn carbon dioxide into oxygen. Not only does that make it possible for us to breathe, it reduces the amount of the heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the ...

Native soil fungi, in addition to native plants and trees, are both essential for restoring forests on islands like Palmyra ...

A research team led by Prof. Bai Yongfei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with partners, has highlighted the critical role of mycorrhizal ...

Abundant worldwide, most fungi are inconspicuous because of the small size of their structures, and their cryptic lifestyles in soil or on dead matter. Fungi include symbionts of plants, animals, or ...

Like so much of an iceberg is hidden underwater, much of a tree is hidden underground. While the trunk and branches and leaves sequester planet-warming carbon dioxide, trees and other plants have long ...

Mycorrhizal fungi form a vast underground network that supplies plants with water and nutrients in exchange for sugars. This symbiotic relationship, which began 450 million years ago, was essential ...

Beneath our feet lies a vast, hidden network where fungi and plants work together to survive and thrive. Mycorrhizal fungi help plants absorb water and nutrients, while receiving sugars in return.

What about creatures in the soil? Have they been affected by invasive species? Which species have gone extinct? Which ones are proliferating? It is important to think about soil as an invisible ...

Researchers have found that mycorrhizas promote greater tree species diversity in North American forests. Fungi, specifically those that are "mycorrhizal," are natural allies of the forest because ...

Vast networks of microscopic, underground fungi serve a crucial role in Earth’s ecosystems — and there’s a lot we don’t know about them. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad ...