Life on land was just getting started, and was mostly small. Mosses covered much of the ground and the largest plants of the day grew to just 6 centimeters (2.4 inches).

And yet, fungi have also been integral to the development of life on Earth. In fact, neither land plants nor terrestrial animals would exist them. “Fungi are absolutely remarkable chemists ...

New evidence from scientists at the University of Chicago shows exactly how the tiktaalik roseae, one of the first semi-aquatic organisms, fed itself using a similar feeding mechanism to modern ...