Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the living world, from microbes to ecosystems. Though they aren't as charismatic as a red and white fly agaric mushroom, ...

Fungi exist throughout the environment. Some of them are useful, for example as food or as the basis of medication. Others are less desirable, such as mold on food, or spores that cause diseases.

A new study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and partners has identified a diverse microbiome of plastic-degrading fungi and bacteria ...

A fungus (plural: fungi) is a type of eukaryotic organism belonging to the kingdom Fungi, alongside plants, animals, protozoa, and monera. Fungi are incredibly diverse, with commonly encountered forms ...

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of fungi—and easy to understate how little we know about them. Scientists have described a little over 100,000 different species, while estimating that there ...