The world would look very different without multicellular organisms -- take away the plants, animals, fungi, and seaweed, and Earth starts to look like a wetter, greener version of Mars. But ...

Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that the vast anatomical variety of fungi stems from evolutionary increases in multicellular complexity.

Fungi currently play a key role in helping break down complex tissues of other multicellular organisms, making nutrients and other organic material available to the ecosystem.

Standing at mere millimetres, these organisms were once classed as multicellular fungi, but are now considered a unique type of single-celled protozoa in their own right.

Scientists recreated the origins of one of life's most important partnerships, uncovering how symbiotic relationships can evolve into powerful alliances.

Fungi are some of the strangest living things on Earth. Some are single-celled organisms like bacteria, other are multicellular beings akin to plants and animals. Some can even shapeshift between ...

If all the world's a stage and all the species merely players, then their exits and entrances can be found in the rock record ...

And oyster mushrooms and morels are both fungi, but they are not closely related within the kingdom. So wrapping your head around that is the first step in acknowledging the complexities and ...

Scientists have discovered that the vast anatomical variety of fungi stems from evolutionary increases in multicellular complexity.