Scientists have found a "tipping point" in the evolution of fungi that throttles their growth and sculpts their shapes. The ...

Dr Ester Gaya, who leads a research project at Kew exploring the diversity and evolution of the world's fungi, says fungi are a bit like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. "They can be good and also bad at ...

Marine fungi, comprising 5% of ocean biomass, are largely invisible but crucial for marine ecosystems. Despite being known ...

Chris Dart Neither plants nor animals, fungi are the most underappreciated kingdom of the natural world. During a billion years of evolution, they’ve become masters of survival. And yet ...

Psilocybin is formed by fungi in complex biochemical processes ... gave PsiM the ability to carry out double methylation during evolution. This process involves the final step in the entire ...

The new branch of fungi, which has been classified as Lichinomycetes ... It’s a massive timeline that provides plenty of room for the evolution of each fungus within the branch to have grown ...

Another of 2024's mysterious plant discoveries made by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, was a species of rattan ...

Surprising the scientific community, graduate student Cameron Currie discovered a mold that threatens to kill the fungi ... In his interview for Evolution, E.O. Wilson asserts that besides ...