An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Human ...

A new study has revealed that the forces creating mountain ranges can also drive species diversity and the evolution of life.

Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.

Global research team explores how environmental factors and dispersal barriers influence biodiversity. Why do certain plants ...

Scientists then leaned towards it being a giant fungus, but the classification remained uncertain. A 2007 study even ...