Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

Stephanie Kivlin received funding from NSF Award #2338421, #1936195 and DOE Award #DE-FOA-0002392. She is an associate professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department at the University of ...

Are mushrooms vegetarian or non-vegetarian? The question often comes up because mushrooms are fungi, not plants. Here's the science behind mushrooms and why they are usually considered vegetarian food ...

A University of Arizona study finds scientists are discovering 16,000 new species annually — and DNA tools may reveal ...

Scientists say Earth could contain billions of undiscovered species, and new DNA tools may accelerate discoveries faster than ever.

DC recently unveiled a bold new design for Poison Ivy. Now, that design has received a major update that rewrites more than 60 years of tradition.

THIS very interesting book is a history of research on plant diseases, especially those due to fungi. It is written in the new style, in which the events of the history of science are related to their ...

Fungal evolution refers to the heritable genetic changes that a fungus accumulates during its life time, which can arise from adaptations in response to environmental changes or the immune response of ...

Dwarfing every living thing around them millions of years ago, Prototaxites have long defied scientific classification ...

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construct of the brain. If that didn’t blow your ...

We often hear about bacteria, but what exactly are they? A bacterium is a living organism that consists of a single cell (unicellular). It has ...