400 million years ago, giant mushrooms the size of houses dominated the land. Yet over time, they disappeared and evolved into the smaller versions we know and love today. But what if we found a way ...

They have poisoned emperors, taken over insect brains and survived atomic bombs. This Dantean journey through fungal hell is riveting – though frogs may disagree ...

Tucked away in the majestic Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon lies Sumpter, a tiny hamlet that seems to have been plucked ...

Kachemak Bay State Park near Homer, Alaska isn’t just another outdoor destination—it’s nature’s masterpiece hiding in plain sight. While tourists flock to Alaska’s headliners like Denali, this 400,000 ...

Giant ancestors of modern-day kangaroos—which previous research has estimated could weigh up to 250 kilograms—may have been ...

Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient ...

Long thought to have walked bipedally, like us, Australia’s extinct giant kangaroos have features that indicate they could also have bounced ...

Scientists previously thought hopping was impossible for Protemnodon goliah.

Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psychedelic effects in humans, but its evolutionary purpose may be to deter mushroom-munching insects ...

Little is known about why the woolly rhinoceros went extinct around 14,000 years ago. Scientists have found clues in the frozen remains of an ice age wolf.

A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...