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Global Map Reveals Vast Underground Fungal Network That Stores Carbon

A 1 km²-resolution, open dataset quantifies about 110 quadrillion kilometres of arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae, roughly 300 megatons of carbon, and an estimated annual transfer of ~4 billion tonnes CO2e into soils to guide conservation and land-use choices.

Scientists Publish First High-Resolution Global Map of Underground Fungal Networks

Fungal Surges Found Around Dinosaur‑Era Extinction in North America

Study Finds Mycotoxins in All Tested UK Plant-Based Meat and Milk Alternatives

Field Study Finds Urine Dampens Electrical Signaling in Mushroom Networks

New African Psilocybe Species Challenges Cattle-Origin Story for Magic Mushrooms

Scientists Grow Heat-Resistant Insulation From Old Mattress Foam Using Common Fungus

California Warns of Deadly Death Cap Outbreak With 35 Hospitalizations and 3 Deaths

Third California Death Tied to Death Cap Mushrooms Prompts Renewed Warnings

California Warns Against Foraging as Death Cap Poisonings Climb to 23, Including One Death

California Issues Mushroom Foraging Warning After Deadly Amatoxin Outbreak

Chernobyl’s Black Fungus Draws Fresh Scrutiny as Studies Show Radiation Resilience, Not Proven Energy Use

Ohio State Researchers Show Edible Mushrooms Can Act as Memristors

Ohio State Team Builds Working Computer Memory From Shiitake Mushrooms

Rice Weevil Image Wins 2025 Nikon Small World Photo Contest

Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) Named Germany’s 2026 Mushroom of the Year

Mushrooms Evolved Psilocybin Two Ways, Lab Study Confirms

Bat-Killing Fungus Confirmed in Oregon, First Found West of Montana’s Divide

Germany’s Mushroom Season Opens With Fresh Safety Warnings, Foraging Rules

Death Cap Widespread in Bavaria as Scientists Explore New Toxin Target