We unlock the science of the forest's underground network and reveal how trees use a fungal network to communicate.

Winning shots from the Capturing Ecology competition highlight the complex relationships that shape ecosystems.

Dr Toby Kiers has won the 2026 Tyler Prize award after shedding light on “overlooked” fungi that can offset huge amounts of ...

This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.

Beneath the surface of forests, grasslands and farms across the world, vast fungal webs form underground trading systems to ...

Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers has been awarded the 2026 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for her work uncovering ...

I have taught a few classes on soil health and I always mention mycorrhizal fungi. This group of fungi affiliates with approximately 90% of all terrestrial plants on the planet. So you ask: Why do I ...

Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, Albrecht von Haller Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany Advancing our understanding of tree fine root dynamics is of high ...

Sweet herbal scents of spring waft through the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center as Elena Leander digs into a research plot, seeking to understand the unsung heroes of Texas’s iconic annual blooms.