Learn more about how exploring the genes of fungi thriving on charcoal could help revive ecosystems after severe fires and ...

Learn about Prototaxites, a bizarre group of prehistoric organisms that fall within an unknown lineage of extinct life.

Fungi are the hidden architects of our ecosystems, acting as everything from helpful partners for plants to aggressive ...

Not all fungi, plants or animals may be considered the earliest giants on earth. The tower of column of trunk-like structures ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A new study claims that Prototaxites, which have defied ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.

Fungi are neither plants nor animals. The kingdom fungi is one of the six kingdoms of life, along with plants, animals, protists, bacteria and archaea. Molds and yeasts are part of the kingdom fungi, ...

One of the oldest evolutionary relationships on planet Earth is also the least understood: the connection between plants and fungi. Specifically, we’re talking about mycorrhizal fungi, which have ...

Pneumocystis is an unwieldy genus of fungal pathogens that cause severe pneumonia, particularly in immunocompromised people ...

Fungi may not seem like an obvious power source, but researchers have proven they can offer a sustainable and renewable way to generate electricity. Through a blend of microbiology, materials science, ...