These organisms can infect others — and then take control.

A new global strategy launched at the U.N. biodiversity conference in Armenia aims to bring fungi — from mushrooms to yeasts ...

Dangerous molds and yeasts are proliferating in the U.S. and beyond, taking advantage of our warming world—and our warm ...

Beneath the forest floor extends a vast ecosystem where a diverse array of microorganisms inhabit soil and root systems. Here ...

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

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

Because of a warming planet and changing human physiology, fungi are learning how to infect humans more effectively.

This week a UN summit aims to preserve the world's plants and animals. But a group of scientists wants to protect another ...

PENINSULA, Ohio — Food fermentation, foraged mushrooms and fungi-powered architecture will take over the Cuyahoga Valley ...

Mycorrhizal fungi have been supporting life on land for at least 450 million years by helping to supply plants with soil nutrients essential for growth. In recent years, scientists have found that in ...

The researchers chose the name Dianjunus rex for the fungus’s regal size and the ancient Dian kingdom. Its closest known ...

Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world’s described 157,000 fungal species are only visible with a microscope, these organisms are essential to our ...