Jelly fungus looks like gelatinous, rubbery growths on decaying or dying branches, fallen branches, or tree bark. They break down dead tree matter, and their appearance indicates internal rot ...

Prototaxites, an extinct organism from the Devonian period, has been thought to be a fungus since its first fossil was ...

The tree has a dense, highly resinous wood that ... When a major root dies, through decay by root-rot fungi or by exposure to desiccating winds, the sector of the trunk above that root also ...

When conservationists noticed signs of decay in the huts—rotting ... fungi native to Antarctica. After all, fungi generally prefer warmth, and no trees have grown on the frozen continent for ...

At San Vicente Redwoods near Boulder Creek, scientists use sonic technology to study fungal decay in fire-damaged trees while ...