A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself.

A new biosensor developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory detects the emerging presence of fungus ...

Due to globalization, an aquatic fungus threatens to decimate an increasing number of amphibian species across the world.

Antidepressants and other psychoactive drugs are designed to affect the human brain. But after they enter the water system in ...

An insidious disease has eliminated dozens of the world’s frog species. Scientists fear a similar plague could be coming for ...

Researchers working with dried fungal specimens stored at Australia’s National Herbarium of Victoria have identified two new ...

Aspergillus fungus thrives because its genome bends easily to new pressures. It lives on soil, grains, animal feathers, even coral skeletons.

A bathroom sink goes through a lot of wear and tear, as it is used many times throughout the day. Naturally, it can be disconcerting to find black slime in a bathroom sink. So, what is this black ...

Mushroom production is inherently the practice of expanding mycelium. But since wanted and unwanted fungi flourish under the ...

Crossing American chestnuts with naturally blight-resistant Chinese chestnuts results in hybrids with substantial blight ...

A research team has found that as almond cultivation continues to expand across the Mediterranean Basin, growers are ...

Soil pH is a fundamental characteristic that profoundly influences plant health and productivity. It acts as a master ...