A team of researchers sampling soil beneath a millennia-old conifer in southern Chile found that a single ancient tree can ...

Underground, intricate networks of soil fungi underpin the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet despite their global ...

The temperate rainforests of the Chilean Coast Range are home to a spectacular array of life: iridescent blue lizards, tiny wild cats called kodkods, and curly vines of waxy red bellflowers. Towering ...

Ancient alerce trees may shelter entire underground ecosystems, with vast fungal networks helping forests cycle nutrients and store carbon.

New research is being carried out to understand how underground fungal networks influence the creation of woodland. As part ...

A type of fungus called Aspergillus latus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for the first time. Researchers sequenced the genomes of ...

Soils surrounding large, ancient alerce trees in Chile accumulate a disproportionately high diversity of fungi, which help store more carbon and make the entire forest healthier, suggesting that ...