A study published in PLOS Biology has found, for the first time, that fungi living in Arctic fjord sediments efficiently absorb dissolved organic matter and lock it into their biomass, rather than releasing it as carbon dioxide.

Quorn Foods recorded a 2.2% rise in revenue in the first half of 2026, its first meaningful growth after several consecutive years of decline.

The UK government has classified the golden oyster mushroom (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) as a high-risk invasive species following confirmed sightings in English woodland. The fungus, linked to home-growing kits and hobbyist cultivation, is feared to outcompete native fungi and disrupt forest ecosystems wherever it establishes itself.

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.

A rigorous 18-week clinical trial found that daily consumption of maitake mushrooms significantly improved cognitive scores in healthy older adults, particularly in memory.