A review published on 17 April 2026 in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences assesses which beneficial fungi could help turn lunar and Martian regolith into a medium for growing crops.

A study from Imperial College London estimates that replacing all UK cow's milk with precision-fermented dairy protein could reduce the land required to produce it by up to 96%.

A Stockholm University team used DNA extracted directly from soil to confirm, at molecular resolution, that Marasmius oreades grows as a hollow ring underground, not a solid disc.

Shroom Sabha is a community-founded, community-led, non-profit festival dedicated to fungi and the many worlds they connect. Conceived by a group of mycophiles who wanted to share their fascination beyond specialist circles, it has grown into India's first and only festival devoted entirely to fungi. More than an annual event, Shroom Sabha is an attempt to cultivate a fungal culture in India—one rooted in curiosity, ecological literacy, creativity, and care. The festival is s

Researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) and São Paulo State University (UNESP) have isolated four fungi from the gut of the cotton bollworm caterpillar (Helicoverpa armigera) and shown, using scanning electron microscopy, that each one can alter the surface of polystyrene film. When fed expanded polystyrene, the caterpillar's gut microbiome shifted, with the yeast genus Diutina declining and potentially plastic-degrading genera including Aspergillus, Ta