"It's a pesky mold that we just don't want bothering our cheesemakers, so they can focus on the good work of making delicious cheese.” The post A mysterious toxic fungus is plaguing the Massachusetts ...

A rare fungus once thought extinct in Britain has been discovered at a wildlife park in Kent. The crown-tipped coral fungus was spotted growing on a fallen log at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury by a ...

Those tiny black flies are only part of the story. A raw potato slice on the soil can reveal what's underneath for next to nothing.

Scientists have discovered a potential new weapon against a devastating fungus that threatens rice, wheat, and barley worldwide. By engineering a special type of plant immune receptor, researchers ...

Scientists have discovered a giant new fungus in China that grows up to 20 inches tall and weighs nearly five pounds, making ...

What’s Halloween without a little fun-gi. Arguably the most creepy of all fungi, Xylaria polymorpha can look like decaying ...

A warning this week by researchers at the CDC, about the spread of the potentially lethal fungus across the U.S., highlights the threat of other potentially dangerous fungal pathogens you’ve probably ...

Scientists believe its ancient ancestors may have emerged shortly after the dinosaurs disappeared — and have nicknamed the ...

Detections of Cladophialophora bantiana rose about fourfold between 2023 and 2025, a new US study finds. Up to 70% of people infected with the rare fungus die, even with aggressive treatment.

Frogs vanished from Brazil's Atlantic Forest in the late 1970s, and for decades nobody could say why. Scientists finally ...

A 2022 study sent a Chernobyl-linked black fungus to the ISS. It grew about 21% faster, and a thin layer saw slightly less ...