As early fungi made the evolutionary journey from water to land and branched off from animals, they shed tail-like flagella that propelled them through their aquatic environment and evolved a variety ...

Biologists have long known mushrooms of the genus Mycena, commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, as fungi that live off of dead trees and plants. New research from the University of Copenhagen ...

Fungi are different from other organisms. They are made of eukaryotic cells, which are also found in plants and animals, but they are not easily grouped in with either of those things, and they are ...

Fungi represent an ancient and extremely diverse group of eukaryotic organisms, including familiar forms like yeasts, moulds and mushrooms. Recent estimates suggest that around 2.2 to 3.8 million ...

About 600 seemingly disparate fungi that had resisted categorization have been shown to have a common ancestor, according to a a research team that used genome sequencing to give these peculiar ...

A group of common mushroom species known as bonnets has given scientists a rare glimpse into "evolution in action", according to a new study, supported by experts at The James Hutton Institute. The ...

likely to exist on planets in other solar systems from the chemical content ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close ...