In early animal studies, the NXT-2 vaccine has looked effective against both life-threatening and common fungal infections.

Ophiocordyceps are named because they infect the brain of their hosts to then manipulate the ant’s behaviour. Zombie-ant fungi have gained widespread recognition as the inspiration behind the ...

The United States is known for its diverse ecosystems harboring a wealth of endemic wildlife — animals found in this part of ...

Fungicides used in agriculture have been linked to an increase in resistance to antifungal drugs in both humans and animals.

Climate change may be putting millions more people at risk from an infection-causing fungi, which is likely spreading due to ...

Much of the distant history of fungi remains a mystery, however. While they branched off from animals more than 1 billion years ago, making them more closely related to us than plants are ...

Infectious disease researchers from the University of California in the United States Dr. George Thompson and Dr. Angel Desai ...

Underground fungi may be one of Earth s most powerful and overlooked allies in the fight against climate change, yet most of ...

STORY: Could baby poop and fungi team up to tackle landfill waste? That’s the idea behind a new biodegradable diaper ...

Shrubs are regenerating from the base, and early successional species like fungi and Banksia are beginning to thrive in the ...

The freezer in the laboratory of Professor of Mycorrhizal Studies Leho Tedersoo contains DNA samples of tens of thousands of ...

The Dubai edition of a global challenge recorded over 1,300 wild plants, animals, and fungi — including rare species — over ...