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

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

By Laura Baisas

Two people sitting in mycocrete dome structure

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

a model of a Kia EV9

A look at the weird intersection of taxidermy and car design

By Kristin Shaw

electrodes hooked up to mushrooms

Inside the lab that’s growing mushroom computers

By Charlotte Hu

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

Endangered Species

Nightmare-fuel fungi exist in real life

a microscope image of blue stained fungi that have spherical shapes

Soil fungi are spreading lung infections to new territories

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

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.

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

These fungi demand more pumpkin in their pumpkin spice lattes

By Lauren J. Young

Photo of Fungi Tremella Mesenterica in a forest

Earth would be unrecognizable without fungi

By Matt Kasson, Et al. / The Conversation

small delicate, partially translucent mushrooms growing on a log

This South Pacific island could help us understand how fungi evolve

By Lauren J. Young

A red ant against a white background

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.

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

By Elana Spivack

Get this: Fungus can make trash smell like strawberries

Get this: Fungus can make trash smell like strawberries

a small brown and red bird perched on a branch

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

An urban cemetery is a surprising sanctuary for fantastic fungi

By Lauren Leffer

microbes being sent into Earth's atmosphere.

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

By Ellie Shechet

Fomes fomentarius fungus

The two types of fungi you want in your fire-starting kit

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

Masha Krasnova-Shavaeva illustration

Learn your sourdough starter’s funky secrets

By Eleanor Cummins

North American bats tend to roost among the fungus that kills them

By Kate Baggaley

This deadly mushroom can literally shrink your brain—and it’s probably more widespread than we thought

This deadly mushroom can literally shrink your brain—and it’s probably more widespread than we thought

By Rachel Feltman

This deadly fungal disease could use climate change to mobilize

This deadly fungal disease could use climate change to mobilize

By Nicole Wetsman

The best wildlife photos of the year remind us that nature is amazing—and brutal

The best wildlife photos of the year remind us that nature is amazing—and brutal

By PopSci Editors

The banana as we know it is doomed

The banana as we know it is doomed

By Ellen Airhart

There’s a deadly fungus among us—and it’s spreading

There’s a deadly fungus among us—and it’s spreading

By Marlene Cimons/The Nexus

After the dinosaurs died, lichens found a way

After the dinosaurs died, lichens found a way

By Marion Renault

This island is many frogs’ last hope for surviving the world’s deadliest pathogen

This island is many frogs’ last hope for surviving the world’s deadliest pathogen

By Alex Schwartz

Humans can’t manage this invasive fly—but a mind-controlling fungi might

Humans can’t manage this invasive fly—but a mind-controlling fungi might

By Marion Renault

Ancient fungi may have laid the groundwork for complex life

Ancient fungi may have laid the groundwork for complex life

By Katie Field/The Conversation

Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi

Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi

There’s a new fungal superbug, and it’s probably humanity’s fault

There’s a new fungal superbug, and it’s probably humanity’s fault

Megapixels: Mini frog, two frog, pumpkin frog, new frog

Megapixels: Mini frog, two frog, pumpkin frog, new frog

By Eleanor Cummins

Earth’s most invasive species is a frog-killing fungus

Earth’s most invasive species is a frog-killing fungus

Black truffles are in trouble

Black truffles are in trouble

By Marlene Cimons

a taxidermy dog

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: the best dog of all time, kindles of kittens, and mushrooms eating human corpses

By Rachel Feltman

Mushrooms might save the world—if they don’t kill us first

Mushrooms might save the world—if they don’t kill us first

By Eleanor Cummins

Frog skin secretions offer the first ray of hope in a deadly fungal epidemic

By Mary Beth Griggs

This fungus has over 23,000 sexes and no qualms about it

This fungus has over 23,000 sexes and no qualms about it

By Sara Chodosh

There are fungi living inside your gut, and they’re probably pretty important

There are fungi living inside your gut, and they’re probably pretty important

By Claire Maldarelli

The world’s bananas are under attack

The world’s bananas are under attack

By Kate Baggaley

Parasitic plants dwell in darkness, feeding on mold and mushrooms

Parasitic plants dwell in darkness, feeding on mold and mushrooms

By Rachel Feltman

Genetically engineered fungus knocks out deadly mosquitoes using scorpion toxins

Genetically engineered fungus knocks out deadly mosquitoes using scorpion toxins

By Sara Kiley Watson

Ants perfected farming 30 million years ago in the desert

Ants perfected farming 30 million years ago in the desert

By Sara Chodosh

Now you can buy gorgeous furniture made of mushrooms

Now you can buy gorgeous furniture made of mushrooms

By Knvul Sheikh

Biopesticides at organic farm

Farmers Are Using Bees To Spread Nature’s Own Pesticides

By Brooke Borel for bioGraphic

The Next Leather Jacket Will Be Made From Mushrooms

The Next Leather Jacket Will Be Made From Mushrooms

By Daniel Grushkin

Lichens Can Be Made Of Three Organisms, Not Just Two

Lichens Can Be Made Of Three Organisms, Not Just Two

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

Ants Have Been Farming Fungi Since The Dinosaurs Died Out

Ants Have Been Farming Fungi Since The Dinosaurs Died Out

By Kate Baggaley

SpaceX Rocket Carries Chernobyl Fungi Into Space

SpaceX Rocket Carries Chernobyl Fungi Into Space

The Bacteria On Your Scalp Could Be Key To Fighting Dandruff

The Bacteria On Your Scalp Could Be Key To Fighting Dandruff

By Claire Maldarelli

Aspergillus nidulans fungus grows on a petri dish

How Fungus And Synthetic Biology Could Save Astronauts On Mars

Losing To Win: How Fungi Cause Trouble in Cystic Fibrosis

Losing To Win: How Fungi Cause Trouble in Cystic Fibrosis

Mushrooms’ Spores May Help Bring Rain To Forests

Mushrooms’ Spores May Help Bring Rain To Forests

By Grennan Milliken

Why Does Mold Come In So Many Colors?

Ask Us Anything

Why Does Mold Come In So Many Colors?

By Daniel Engber

How It Works: Growing A Biological Drone To Explore Mars

How It Works: Growing A Biological Drone To Explore Mars

By Andrew Zaleski

New Fungal Species Found In Salami Delightfully Named ‘Penicillium Salamii’

New Fungal Species Found In Salami Delightfully Named ‘Penicillium Salamii’

By Lydia Ramsey

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Has The End Of The Banana Arrived?

By PopSci Editors

Killing Fungus With Plastic Bottles

Killing Fungus With Plastic Bottles

By Francie Diep

Irradiated Seeds Combat World’s Most Serious Wheat Disease

Irradiated Seeds Combat World’s Most Serious Wheat Disease

By Francie Diep

FYI: Did Cavemen Get Athlete’s Foot?

Ask Us Anything

FYI: Did Cavemen Get Athlete’s Foot?

Largest Fungus In The World Found Under Tree in China

Largest Fungus In The World Found Under Tree in China

By Rebecca Boyle

Book of Fungi Makes Us Want to Go Mushroom-Hunting

Book of Fungi Makes Us Want to Go Mushroom-Hunting

By Jennie Walters and Paul Adams