The crown-tipped coral fungi – that’s off white-cream in colour with occasional pink tones – was previously thought to be ...

The fungus originates from Madagascar and has been spotted in the UK on a number of occasions since 2012 where it was thought to have made the 9,000 kilometre journey on imported wood.

One of the UK's rarest fungi, which looks like an underwater coral, has been found in woodland in Devon. Clavaria zollingeri, also known as violet coral, is a type of fungus. The specimen ...

It belongs to the class of saprophytic fungi, which feed on dead wood, or other decaying matter ... trunks and fallen branches across the UK. But rather than springing up of their own accord ...

The enzyme reaction that facilitates the bioluminescence is triggered when the biohybrid fungus-wood is exposed to air, fully ...

A team from Empa is creating luminous wood by using honey fungus, which glows thanks to a natural bioluminescence process.

Beside the bluebells and celandines on the woodland floor, Fortey searches for morels, “the most delicious of all fungi”.