For many, “mushroom” holds no value beyond the plate. Mushrooms are an additive on pizzas, an umami star of some Asian dishes ...

This fungus is parasitic and may cause trees to ... is often found at the base of hardwood trees and is identified by its ...

Henrik De Fine Licht has been researching this very special fungus for years, a fly fungus—Entomophthora muscae—that takes over the behavior of flies before killing them. Most recently, he and ...

But new research into Neurospora intermedia, a fungus at the heart of a classic fermented Indonesian dish, may offer a partial solution to this growing agricultural dilemma. The study, published ...

An airborne fungus could be making people sick. It’s a pathogen that causes valley fever and is enhanced by drought conditions. University of California San Diego researchers say it’s mainly ...

And lately, chefs have been finding new uses for the fungus, which has a fruity aroma and an ability to make “anything it touches better,” says Jeremy Umansky, 41, the owner of Larder deli in ...

Valley fever is caused by spores from the soil-dwelling Coccidioides fungus. People contract Valley fever by inhaling infectious spores that become aerosolized when the soil is disturbed by wind ...

A new kind of “biohybrid” robot moves in response to signals from the nervous system of a fungus. Now, scientists at Cornell University have developed a new biohybrid robot that uses ...

This part machine, part fungus robot could one day serve as a building block for more advanced “biohybrid” chimeras that can remotely analyze agricultural fields for potentially harmful ...

Fungus is attracted to moisture, so areas of our bodies that tend to be a little damp are especially susceptible to fungus growth. Generally, our body’s microbiome takes care of it, but when ...

Toenail fungus, medically known as onychomycosis, is a common condition that affects many people. It can cause the nails to become discolored, thickened, and brittle, leading to discomfort and ...

Building a robot takes time, technical skill, the right materials -- and sometimes, a little fungus. In creating a pair of new robots, Cornell University researchers cultivated an unlikely ...