The fungi — known as crown-tipped coral or candelabra coral — gets its name due to the crown-like tips of its branches.

The UK and Chile leading push for mouldy organisms to have the same status as flora and fauna in global conservation efforts ...

Some fungi do threaten human health. Examples include Aspergillus fumigatus and Cryptococcus neoformans, both of which can invade people’s lungs and cause serious pneumonia-like symptoms. Cryptococcus ...

Autumn is the best time to look for fungi, as it's when most produce their visible fruiting body. But more than 12,000 species live around the UK and plenty of them fruit in other seasons. Important: ...

Mold growth on surfaces indicates that moisture is, or has been, present in an indoor environment. Direct microscopic ...

With anti-fatigue, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer claims, are cordyceps, a parasitic fungi, the best superfood ...

a vast underground connective tissue of fungal strands that link plants and trees in a mutually beneficial ecosystem, and because the number of ways to use mushrooms — the fruiting body above ...

Most fungi need only wind or water to disperse their spores. But some, including truffles, need a little help from animals.

A fruiting body then erupts out to spread further spores and claim its next victim. Two examples of this fungus have now been found by amateur naturalist Ben Mitchell as part of the West Cowal Habitat ...

You have probably seen leaf-cutter ants carrying bits of plants, maybe in a nature documentary, at a science museum or in the ...

A fruiting body then erupts out to spread further spores and claim its next victim. The fungus was spotted by Mr Mitchell, a game and software developer, who had been taking part in the recording ...