New research highlights a rare and intelligent fungus that appears to be able to tell different shapes from each other.

A team of researchers in Japan has made a baffling discovery while studying fungi: they can not only recognize shapes, they ...

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An ability to sense and respond to the world is vital for the survival of most organisms, but methods of perception can vary ...

Most of a fungus is located underground in the form of a root-like system known as the mycelium. Networks of mycelium, made up of thin, thread-like strands called hyphae, can be extraordinarily ...

Peter Roden and Marion Bisserier created Fungal Flourishes out of mycelium structures, creating a tile collection that was exhibited at Shows 2024.

Mushrooms are the parts of most fungi that you can see, but they’re far from the majority of the organism. Most of a fungus ...

Then, they watched and documented how the fungus mycelium changed over time. The researchers proposed that if the fungus was not able to sense the world around it and make decisions accordingly ...

This is a mixture of organic waste that has been sterilised (cleaned of bacteria), to which mycelium – fungus cells – is added. The mushroom spawn is then put in a well-aired room where the ...