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A tiny plant that feeds on fungus and has no pigment has been named as the first new genus of plant from Japan since 1930. The plant, which grows...
What had caught my eye were the bromeliad plants, which look like the top of a giant pineapple. Each plant can hold up to 2 litres of water, and...
Large numbers of fungi have been found living in the twilight zone of the ocean, and could unlock the door to new drugs that may match the power...
Two types of tree and a palm that live underground are among the new plant species named in 2023 and highlighted by scientists at the Royal...
Here in the mountains of Ecuador, the two mycologists have embarked on a research expedition in the unprotected rainforests of the upper Amazon....
Prof Andy Gale, a geologist and palaeontologist at the University of Portsmouth, said he was “absolutely sure” the specimens were hatchling...
One market research company estimates the global functional mushroom market will grow from $8bn in 2020 to $19.3bn in 2030. Dozens of claims are...
Leon Frey, a foraging guide and field mycologist at Cornwall-based Family Foraging Kitchen, which organises foraging field trips, said the samples...
The word “funga” should be used alongside flora and fauna when discussing conservation issues to reflect the importance of fungi to ecosystem...
How wonderful to know that these venerable giants share the planet with us. Long may they continue to do so!...
The devastating fires that roared through Maui this week, killing dozens and ravaging the historic town of Lahaina, scorched a beloved tree that...
Takakia, which has been growing for 390m years, is one of the fastest-evolving species ever found, but that may not be enough to save it, the...
At the Desert Botanical Garden, three of the treasured institution’s more than 1,000 saguaro cactuses have toppled over or lost an arm in the last...
When eaten as part of a balanced diet, the grass pea is safe. But when other crops have failed and only the hardy grass pea survives, its...
Scientists are creating a new variety of blueberry which will grow in Scotland – and be three times bigger than usual. Yikes!...
Throughout the centuries, the residents of North America – from Indigenous Americans to white botanists in the early 1900s – cultivated various...
The air feels like an oven this time of year in the Bard valley. The temperature has reached over 110F every day for weeks now – some days coming...
Interest in fungi is growing. Hardware stores in New Zealand are selling growing kits, health stores offer mushroom elixirs and academics are...
The Forums vanish for weeks. Suddenly, they return. Have I overlooked an explanation of this most recent disappearance? Is this to be the pattern...
A vast ecosystem in New Jersey called the pine barrens has abundant populations of not only bladderworts but also pitcher plants and sundews, two...