NYT > World News New Global Atlas Highlights Surprising Hot Spots of Fungal Biodiversity Par :Emily Anthes 23 juillet 2025 à 11:00 A new global atlas of underground fungi suggests that some surprising biodiversity hot spots lie hidden beneath our feet. © Tomas Munita for The New York TimesRussula, a species of fungus, growing in the forest near Chile’s Alerce Costero National Park during a 2022 expedition surveying fungi by the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks.