Dense white fungal mycelium network spreading across a dark substrate surface

A network of shiitake mycelium, connected to electrodes, began responding differently after repeated stimulation. What researchers observed has implications for computing, sustainability, and what memory might look like in a living material.

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Close-up of fungal mycelium growing across a rough stone or mineral surface in natural light

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When Fungi Shape the Earth: How Microbial Systems Influence Minerals, Materials, and Structural Environments

2026-05-03
YCM Editor

A stone looks still. But at the microscopic scale, fungi are dissolving it, rebuilding it, and moving its elements somewhere else. Here's what that means for engineering, remediation, and how we understand materials.

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