While it may sound like science fiction, this level of basal cognition is possible even in fungi, which created these shapes ...

A special enzyme on the surface of the fungal spores—glycosylasparaginase—apparently suppresses the release of pro-inflammatory substances by immune cells, making it easier for the pathogen to spread ...

Our hot and humid climate, along with tight clothes and walking barefooted on dubious floors, creates the perfect breeding ...

Certain types of fungal infections can be contagious including athletersquo;s foot and ringworm Read to learn about ways they ...

A new study from Smithsonian scientists analyzes ant and fungus species, and uncovers the origins of their close partnership ...

Although many people only recognize fungi by their aboveground mushrooms, those formations are just the outermost display of ...

Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for both the ...

Cooling temperatures and early fall can cause lawn fungal diseases to appear, but that’s not the only time of year they can ...

The UK and north-western Europe have had a particularly wet 2024. Extreme weather patterns caused by climate change are ...

A rare specimen of the Cordyceps fungus has been found in a forest in Scotland, capable of turning spiders into "zombies" ...

The fungal disease, which was first discovered in a cave in upstate New York in 2006, has killed millions of bats across the ...

The word "fungus" may inspire visions of an unwanted growth under your nail or maybe even of a pizza topping before thoughts ...