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

Extremely varied, depending on fungal species, they go by various generic common names like “mushrooms,” “sporophores,” ...

Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psychedelic effects in humans, but its evolutionary purpose may be to deter mushroom-munching insects ...

At the conclusion of the semester, Hyde and her students collaborated with the librarians at the Hillyer Art Library to adapt ...

Commercially sold cannabis may still contain toxic fungi and residues, even if it has been irradiated in accordance with standard industry practices, warn researchers at McGill University. While the ...

Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their ...

Last summer I polled the great art houses of Europe with a seemingly straightforward question: Had they had any recent experiences with mold in their collections? Mold is a perennial scourge in ...

The gut microbiota is a complex community of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses and its activity and interaction with the ...

Soil should be alive and it is a fact that chemical fertilizers kill the microbial activity in soil. Do we really need ...

Wits scientists have identified a "microbial watchlist" of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that could cause cancer.

One of the scientists behind a new breakthrough paper on the organisms said they "are life, but not as we now know it".

Scientists are cataloguing life on Earth at a pace that would have seemed impossible a generation ago, yet a growing share of ...