More than one-third of the world’s tree species, from tropical magnolias to mountainous pines, are at risk of extinction. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature issued this stark ...

A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways, depending on latitude and aridity. The team's data underscores the ...

Abe Stone can expertly identify mushrooms. The longtime forager’s affinity for fungi has guided him down a research path that holds promise for suppressing one of the most recent and obstinate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fungus that's deadly to butternut trees has been found on the Island, and there is no known cure. (Clay Cutting - image credit) ...

The giant chestnut tree, growing in place for hundreds of years, would have been impossible to miss. Its leaves were glossy and dark green, its bark riven like a mountain range seen from above. The ...

Mycorrhizal fungi live in symbiosis with plants, providing them with nutrients necessary to thrive and potentially playing a key part in preserving threatened species. Although research into ...

University of Alberta research is showing how trees and fungi team up to survive and stay healthy against insect attacks—an alliance that could lead to more resilient forests. Endophytes—tiny ...

Clitocybe are fungi that form a mycorrhiza: a symbiosis with a tree in which the fungal filaments are in contact with the fine root system of the plant. When trees and soil fungi form close ...

The crowning glory of the Gardenia brighamii is its pearly flower. Nicole Hynson Nicole Hynson normally gets roped in to help when all else fails. The conservation biologist from the University of ...

Forests seem sturdy and solid from the outside, but there might be something happening silently underneath. Some fungi can cause trees to decay internally and leave them weakened without showing any ...

Woolly apple aphids are destructive pests, threatening South Africa’s apple-growing industry. Westend61/Getty Images Gardeners the world over dread the appearance of aphids on their plants. There are ...

Islanders are being urged to take precautions to prevent the spread of a tree fungus that has now been detected in three areas of P.E.I. Butternut canker is a fast-spreading disease that attacks ...