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A new global study reveals arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi – microscopic fungi living in the soil – form an underground network stretching an estimated 110 quadrillion kilometres across the planet. Rather than one giant organism, it functions more like the internet itself with billions of interconnected local networks linking plant roots and exchanging nutrients, water and carbon.

Next-gen proteins are shifting from hype to habit. Mintel’s 2026 outlook says consumers are moving beyond “maxxing” single macros to diverse, functional diets - think fungi, microalgae, mung bean and hemp - folded into everyday eating alongside fibre-as-armour and microbiome-friendly formats. In short, protein and fibre go mainstream, variety becomes the new virtue, and APAC’s naturally fibre-rich cuisines start teaching the West a few tricks.

In a quiet but seismic shift, Austrian food-tech startup Revo Foods has just released “The Prime Cut” - a 3D-printed mycoprotein product finally answering a question industry insiders are beginning to ask out loud. What if the future of alternative protein isn’t meat-like at all?

In an unprecedented move, the National Geographic Society has expanded its conservation lexicon to include the kingdom of fungi alongside pl