Trees lost many surface roots in drought but grew more deep roots that reached wetter soil. Fungal partners helped roots take up water.

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Archaeologists say they have found the oldest known instance of fire setting, a key moment in human evolution.

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave discuss an Earth-sized exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a possible link between volcanoes and the Black Death.

Even for the most ardent nature fan, it is all too easy to overlook slugs. Not only are they small, on the ground, and well, ...

The Olde Jaol Steakhouse and Tavern in Wooster, Ohio sits in a converted 19th-century jail, and while the bars are long gone, there’s one thing keeping people captive: fried mushrooms so extraordinary ...

Scientists found that a fungus called Escovopsis living in ant nests has a long and surprising history. New research shows a ...

A genus of fungi previously considered a parasite of fungi associated with ants may actually have much more complex ...

Australia is home to more than 1,800 orchid species—many found nowhere else. But these unique plants face growing threats.

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Looking out of the Fendouzhe submersible, more than nine kilometres below the ocean surface, Mengran Du knew she was seeing ...

A new study reveals an unknown species of whiplash squid burying itself upside down in the deep sea — a first-of-its-kind ...