The Fungi Film Festival, now in its 6th edition, showcases 16 films from 8 countries exploring mushrooms, lichens, and micro fungi beyond typical infection narratives

Too long to read? Go for the highlights below. Refugee-led initiatives in Uganda and Kenya are training thousands in low-cost mushroom cultivation, creating revenue streams through products ranging from oyster mushroom coffee to medicinal skincare African mushroom entrepreneurs challenge persistent misconceptions that fungi cannot be cultivated, demonstrating that mushroom farming offers faster income generation and better climate resilience than traditional crops With 1.5 bi

A mycelium-built recording booth invites Cleveland residents to share lived experiences of environmental injustice while showcasing fungi as low-energy, carbon-storing building material.

Too long to read? Go for the highlights below. The Fungi Foundation  has released updated ethical guidelines specifically designed for ethnomycological research, marking the first framework dedicated exclusively to human-fungal knowledge systems The 2025 version emphasises that scientists must serve communities, incorporating more Latin American voices and highlighting cross-sector collaboration between academia, civil society, and Indigenous groups Successfully applied with

As fungi edge their way into mainstream science, innovation and culture, Vienna is positioning itself at the heart of this movement. The...