An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

Five new Piloderma fungi species have been identified, highlighting forest biodiversity and conservation needs. Although ...

The IUCN warns that over 400 fungi species face extinction due to deforestation, pollution, and climate change.

Analysis of one Prototaxites species showed that its physical and chemical characteristics were not only different from those of any existing fungus—the didn’t match any existing organism at all.

A deadly fungal epidemic in Brazil is evolving fast: pollution, cats, and genetics may be fueling its unstoppable spread.

Recent studies reveal that fungi, crucial to ecosystems and human industries, are facing extinction threats. Issues like ...

Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation group are at risk of extinction from threats ...

Fungi are difficult to study in both nature and under experimental conditions. This is because of many species’ microscopic ...

Deforestation, farming and climate-fueled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on ...