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 ...

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

Fungal infections are becoming deadlier as drug resistance spreads and treatment options stall. Researchers at McMaster University discovered that a molecule called butyrolactol A can dramatically ...

Are the before and after photos too good to be true?

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...