As our planet warms, many species are shifting to different locations as their historical habitats become inhospitable. Trees are no exception—many species' normal ranges are no longer conducive to ...

To slow climate change and restore dwindling wildlife populations, the UK government aims to plant enough trees to expand the country’s woodland cover from 13% to 20% by 2050. Creating healthy ...

When trees and soil fungi form close associations with each other, both partners benefit. Many tree species have further enhanced this cooperation by forming a concurrent symbiosis with two different ...

Plants are constantly on guard. Their roots are equipped with molecular alarm systems that detect invading microbes and trigger immune responses. Yet beneficial soil fungi routinely enter living root ...

So far, little research has been conducted on fungi that live on dead trees, although they are vital to the forest ecology by breaking down dead wood and completing the element cycle between plants ...

Fungi may help some tree-killer beetles turn a tree’s natural defense system against itself. This fungi-made perfume might explain why bark beetles tend to swarm the same tree. As climate change makes ...

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 ...

Pollution is changing the fungi that provide mineral nutrients to tree roots, which could explain malnutrition trends in Europe's trees. A huge study of 13,000 soil samples across 20 European ...

Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Mycorrhizal (from the Greek “myco” fungus, and “rhizae” root) fungi occur naturally, and help trees in many ways. The fungi help the trees ...

Aileen Baird receives studentship funding from Natural Environment Research Council via the DREAM CDT (NE/M009009/1). Francis Pope is affiliated with the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR ...

Backyard trees do more than drop leaves and block the sun from your laundry line. They’re also hangouts for mushrooms. Some of these fungi are quiet cleanup crews breaking down old wood. Others are ...