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 ...

It’s easy to assume P. goliah and other giant kangaroos lost their ability to hop as a result of all that bulk. After all, ...

An ancient giant kangaroo that lived in Australia 50,000 years ago likely hopped after all, according to new research.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Once these were the largest and most dominant living things on land, but their greatness did not ensure survival.

A massive ice age wiped out ocean life 445 million years ago, reshaping ecosystems and setting the stage for jawed fish ...

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

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It may be hard to imagine a time when giant mastodons and other long-extinct animals were roaming the prairies of South Louisiana. But they were here, as you’ll see in this ...