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 ...