For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international partners, reveal today their pick of the top 10 plants and fungi named new to science in 2025. From "camouflaged" plants to ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

In 2024, researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, recorded 172 new species of plants and fungi across the globe, from England to Cameroon. Scientists highlighted 10 particularly remarkable ...

Scientists named 190 new plants and fungi in 2025, many already threatened. New DNA tools are speeding discovery as habitat ...

Learn about Prototaxites, a bizarre group of prehistoric organisms that fall within an unknown lineage of extinct life.

SAN DIEGO — New research shows a relationship is sprouting between plant roots and soil fungi. This could lead to the elimination of harsh chemicals making their way into our environment and healthier ...

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) represent a unique group of microorganisms that naturally infect and kill insects, while also forming beneficial associations with plants. Traditionally utilised as ...

A dangerous fungus, one so deadly to plant life it can kill them in a mere matter of days, could actually hold the secret to giving plants a much needed boost to their health and protect them from ...

Their control is now one of my most frequently asked questions, Don Kinzler writes, which also indicates their control isn’t ...