When you hear the words "corn smut," your mind might be inclined to leap straight into the gutter. And I don't blame you.

In March, Allende Cocina Mexicana moved into the space on S. 1st St. previously occupied by Stack’d Burger Bar. At first ...

Southern rust continues to challenge corn farmers, requiring vigilant scouting and timely fungicide use to safeguard yields.

Under 240X magnification, this photomicrograph shows a Gomori-stained tissue specimen described as an aspergilloma, caused by a fungal organism of the genus Aspergillus. (CDC/ Dr. Libero Ajello) ...

Scientists have discovered a newly identified marine fungus that can infect and kill toxic algae responsible for harmful blooms. The microscopic parasite, named Algophthora mediterranea, attacks algae ...

Fungi are truly weird and impressive—they can live anywhere, be poisonous or medicinal, and, reportedly, transform plastic waste into edible ingredients. And in more fungal news, some groups of fungi ...

The best time to plant corn is typically in spring, two to three weeks after your region’s last frost date. "Corn is frost-sensitive, and even a light freeze can kill young seedlings," says Jeremy ...

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On Sunday, Nick Steinhauser, an IBM engineer, handed 30 in-person participants a syringe in his backyard and taught them how to infect their corn with spores on purpose. The Central Texas Mycological ...

Exterminators keep getting calls for a reason. Wood-devouring insects, such as beetles, termites, and carpenter ants, are constantly chewing through walls or infecting trees and breaking them down.

The Florida Department of Health issued an alert (of sorts) about raw milk linked to E. coli and campylobacter illnesses. Getty Images File A deadly, drug-resistant fungus has infected more than 27 ...

If you have ever made a cornbread with creamed corn, you know what a game changer it can be. It lends the most delicious, sweet corn richness and a tenderness that just can’t be replicated. Adding ...