Underground, intricate networks of soil fungi underpin the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet despite their global importance, only 30% of global ecosystems have been sampled for these fungal ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin has produced what may be the strongest evidence yet that the ...

“It’s a pretty exciting time in fungal conservation,” said Allen, mycologist for NatureServe, a hub for biodiversity data throughout North America. In that role, Allen is helping accelerate and ...

For 165 years, the giant fossil Prototaxites taiti puzzled scientists. Standing 26 feet tall, it may belong to an unknown ...

Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.

Creatures that can change from one form to another are a staple of science fiction: Think werewolves and Transformers. Nature, too, has its shapeshifters, such as dimorphic fungi. While scientists ...

Knowing which genes are responsible for the transformations could help with developing antifungal treatments, and may have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A life reconstruction of Prototaxites taiti growing in the 407-million-year-old Rhynie chert ecosystem. (CREDIT: M. Humpage, ...

Nature gives rise to fascinating adaptations, which can sometimes lead to organisms living in some strange situations. The relationship between bark beetles, spruce trees, and a type of fungus is a ...

Found in a forest outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the plant steals nutrients from subterranean fungi. By Douglas Main A bizarre plant was discovered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the periphery of a ...

Multibillionaire Elon Musk has never exactly been humble about his corporate empire, but his latest comments are genuinely over the top. Speaking to influencer Katie Miller — wife of Donald Trump’s ...