AuthorMillions of trees could grow faster with a boost from wild fungi
A start-up is inoculating tree seedlings with wild fungiFunga A million trees and counting have been inoculated with native fungi by a US start-up aiming to make the trees grow…
Fungus lost to science for 42 years found again in Chilean mountains
Mushrooms of the big puma fungus found in Chile more than 40 years after their last sightingFungi Foundation A tiny, elusive mushroom native to Chile’s mountains has been found again,…
Orchids feed their young through underground fungal connections
The common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) seems to send food to its seedlingsMark Bulmer/Alamy Some orchids share resources with their seedlings, in what seems to be a form of parental…
Stink bugs grow a fungal garden on their legs to fight parasitic wasps
A Megymenum stink bugYoung Swee Ming/Shutterstock Female stink bugs have a bizarre organ that they use to cultivate a garden of fungi, which in turn helps protect their eggs from…
