Not all fungi, plants or animals may be considered the earliest giants on earth. The tower of column of trunk-like structures ...

Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land life may have ...

Researchers studying exquisitely preserved Scottish fossils say Prototaxites represents an entirely extinct eukaryotic lineage - a “new form of life” in the sense that it does not fit into known major ...

For over a century, it was assumed that science had a handle on the big categories of life on Earth: plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms were t.

A 410 million year-old fossil from Aberdeenshire which scientists have identified as being a ‘new’ form of life, distinct from plants or fungi, has been added to the collections of National Museums ...

Learn about Prototaxites, a bizarre group of prehistoric organisms that fall within an unknown lineage of extinct life.

Can fungi help humans live better and longer? Dutch mycoprotein startup The Protein Brewery is hoping to do just that by promoting healthy ageing.

Stacker puts together a list of facts you learned in school that are no longer true.

A 410 million year-old fossil from Aberdeenshire which scientists have identified as being a ‘new’ form of life, distinct from ...

Kenya’s position near the equator and its high altitude in many regions exposes people to some of the strongest ultraviolet ...

We often think of ourselves as more capable than we really are. For example, according to this survey, four in five Americans ...

China’s agritech industry is central to modernizing the sector and bolstering food security, creating new opportunities for ...