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

Urbanization reshapes soil microbes in surprising ways—bacteria adapt and become alike, while fungi resist change.

Nearly a third of assessed fungi species face extinction due to deforestation and agriculture, warns the IUCN. These vital ...

Nearly a third of fungus species assessed by a conservation group are at risk of extinction from deforestation and more. Read ...

The Waltham Public Library hosted naturalist Jonathan Kranz, who led a small audience through the joys and practicalities of foraging for mushrooms in New England.

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Prototaxites, an extinct organism from the Devonian period, has been thought to be a fungus since its first fossil was ...