A mostly unknown kingdom. We can only partially appreciate the benefits fungi provide, since scientists have a narrow and very incomplete view of the fungal kingdom.

USC and NASA are teaming up to send fungus to space in hopes that the harsh conditions there will jolt it into producing compounds that could be used in medicine.

Images taken by NASA’s Opportunity and Curiosity rovers as well as the agency’s HiRISE high-resolution camera attached to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter look a lot like Fungi on Earth. Fungi can live ...

Life on Earth has changed a lot over time, ... “This means that if fungi are already present around 900-1000 million years ago, ... It’s an interesting discovery and, ...

Now, new research suggests Prototaxites — long thought to be a colossal fungus — may have belonged to a completely unknown chapter in the story of life on Earth. Not a plant, not an animal ...

It’s like Earth went on a bender for 25 percent of its lifespan, and “totally can’t remember” what happened or where its keys are. So, we have to be grateful for the memories our planet ...

Multiple organizations worked together to take soil samples before the intriguing species were found which had been enjoying the altitude and moisture of the region.

It’s an interesting discovery and, while it leaves much to the imagination in terms of the larger picture of land-based life on Earth a billion years ago, it’s still a tantalizing glimpse back ...

Since the first Prototaxites fossil was discovered in 1843, scientists haven't been sure whether they were a plant, fungus or even a type of algae.However, chemical analyses of Prototaxites ...