Dangerous molds and yeasts are proliferating in the U.S. and beyond, taking advantage of our warming world—and our warm ...

Clues from Mongolia suggest that underground fungal networks might be key for reviving degraded land and preserving plant ...

Every year, fungal infections kill around 2.5 million people worldwide, more than tuberculosis and malaria combined. Yet most ...

A new global strategy launched at the U.N. biodiversity conference in Armenia aims to bring fungi — from mushrooms to yeasts — into international conservation efforts.

Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world’s described 157,000 fungal species are only visible with a microscope, these organisms are essential to our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fungi may have been Earth's first ecosystem engineers, thriving more than a billion years ago. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Fungi live ...

Beneath the forest floor extends a vast ecosystem where a diverse array of microorganisms inhabit soil and root systems. Here ...

Scientists have discovered a giant new fungus in China that grows up to 20 inches tall and weighs nearly five pounds, making it the largest known of its kind. Dubbed “D-rex,” its evolutionary lineage ...

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Origins of a towering fungus identified in China traces back about 65 million years ago right after the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs.