Penn engineering researchers modified a fungus called Aspergillus flavus, which may have caused lung disease and illness in ...

Fungal freeloaders including leaf spots and powdered mildew can greet Oklahoma's gardeners after a wet spring. Ways do exist ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

Plants produce a wide diversity of compounds. Broadly, these are separated into primary metabolites, which are necessary for ...

Despite being one of the most abundant organisms on the planet, fungi remain incredibly misunderstood. Remarkably adaptable and quick to thrive in new environments, pathogenic fungi are on the rise, ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

From the thin, stretched and soft new growth of your plant, it seems that your hibiscus is not getting enough light. It grows ...

Research suggests new generation of young ash trees showing greater resistance to ash dieback fungus than adult trees.

The biological pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. was not likely an act of ...

There are several types of tomato blight that can get in the way of an abundant crop. Learn the signs to look for, treatment ...

The invasive plant pathogen myrtle rust has been detected near the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, concerning experts. Myrtle rust is a bright yellow-looking fungus that infects plants ...

A new study tracks the proliferation of fungal pathogens among various climate change scenarios—and it’s not good news.