A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...

Scientists' intrigue with fungi is twofold: the fungus in our bodies could hold crucial answers about the behavior of cancer cells, and the benefits of medicinal mushrooms are promising. Photographed ...

Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus ...

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus is extending its tendrils around the world. Research out this month finds that the public ...

Cases of a potentially deadly fungus have risen to an alarming rate — sparking a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it is an "urgent threat" in a recent release ...

The understudied mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems and may prove critical to the survival of fragile deserts stressed by climate change. Though invisible on the surface of the desert, ...

A Chinese plant scientist at the University of Michigan who drew national attention in June 2025 when she was arrested and accused along with another Chinese scientist of smuggling a crop-damaging ...

Mycocycle uses fungi to break down construction waste into raw materials that can be used to create fillers, foams and other products that can be put back into the supply chain. The bioremediation ...