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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Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ...

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 ...

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, ...