A lot of people have noticed a sudden occurrence of large white mushrooms showing up in their lawns — seemingly overnight. The mushrooms often form a large circular pattern like a giant hula hoop.

As British Columbia faces increasingly severe wildfire seasons, new research at UBC is revealing the hidden helpers at work ...

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals ...

Researchers have deciphered how changes in the structure of specific proteins make some fungi able to adapt and grow at high temperatures 1. The proteins are enzymes that break down carbohydrates such ...

As planet-warming carbon emissions rise, a major solution to climate change is growing beneath our feet. A study published Monday in Current Biology found that fungi gobble up more than a third of the ...

Despite the ecological significance of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, little is known about the abiotic and biotic factors driving their diversity and community composition. To determine the relative ...