British biologist Merlin Sheldrake—renowned for his scientifically rigorous and lyrical explorations of fungal networks and interconnected life—is this year’s featured author for The Humanities ...

Did you know that a split gill fungus has over 23,000 mating types, roughly equivalent to biological sexes in the animal world? Or that some fungi hunt worms with nooses and poison-tipped stalks?

Introduction: What is it like to be a fungus? -- A lure -- Living labyrinths -- The intimacy of strangers -- Mycelial minds -- Before roots -- Wood wide webs -- Radical mycology -- Making sense of ...