Fungimap is seeking to work with conservation organisations to explicitly recognise fungi alongside fauna and flora in conservation language, policy and advocacy. Across Australia, conservation organisations are doing extraordinary work to protect species, res...

Have you seen this ballerina in the forest? Look closely at the leaf litter in Dorrigo National Park, and you might spot a tiny troupe of dancers mid-performance. Marasmius ballator is a newly described species of fungus, named for its uncanny resemblance to b...

A newly described fungus from Dorrigo National Park is drawing attention for its unexpected beauty — and for what it reveals about how much of the natural world we still overlook. Nicknamed the “ballerina fungus” for its delicate, tutu-like caps, Marasm...

Australia has been urged to join the UK in modernising outdated policy on the ‘missing kingdom’. Environmental advocates say Australia is falling behind global biodiversity standards after the UK Government announced this week that it has amended i...

Fungi for Function is our grant-funded 3 year citizen science research project in South Australia, delivered in collaboration with 12 wonderful project partners. The research seeks to establish whether 28 distinctive target species within key fungi functional ...