Researchers have made some historic finds in the mountains of Scotland after a project brought together multiple organizations to team up and examine the rich soil of that northern region of the ...

Scientists found that a fungus called Escovopsis living in ant nests has a long and surprising history. New research shows a ...

An ectomycorrhizal Cortinarius mushroom growing in a forest in Colombia. This is an example of a species that has been identified -- a rarity based on the findings of this review. Mycorrhizal fungi ...

Fungi may have shaped Earth’s landscapes long before plants appeared. By combining rare gene transfers with fossil evidence, researchers have traced fungal origins back nearly a billion years earlier ...

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals appeared. Using advanced molecular dating and gene transfer analysis, ...

Research into black fungus from Chornobyl reveals its potential for converting radiation into energy, a promising avenue for ...

Millions of years before the first trees grew their canopies and the earliest insects buzzed, a strange organism sprouted from the ground. It looked like a trunk, cylindrical and bare, stretching over ...

A bizarre 400-million-year-old fossil may not be a plant, animal, or even a fungus. Known asPrototaxites, this extinct organism has confounded scientists for over a century. Now, new study evidence ...

Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield ...

In the natural world, fungi truly belong to a kingdom all their own. They play vital roles—helping humans craft drinks like beer, breaking down dead plants and animals to recycle nutrients, and ...