Genome studies have helped uncover an entirely new branch of fungi that includes 600 seemingly unconnected fungi. However, when digging into the genome sequencing of each fungus, researchers ...

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Scientists at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Australia have described two new species of fungi, Peziza austroechinospora and ...

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 ...

According to mycologist, author, and artist Miguel Ulloa, "The best way to understand and remember scientific names is to understand their component parts or roots." This philosophy is the inspiration ...

Fungi create soil, sequester vast amounts of carbon, and contribute $55 trillion to the global economy, but knowledge about them is scarce. Now, mycologists are pushing to get the international ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the living world, from microbes to ecosystems. Though they aren't as charismatic as a red and white fly agaric mushroom, ...