Scientists found that plants, fungi, and microbes use venom-like methods to protect themselves, attack rivals, or survive.

Venom isn’t just a feature of some animals; it’s found across the living world, from plants and fungi to bacteria and viruses, says a new study. Lead author William Hayes, an ecologist at Loma ...

Chris Dart Neither plants nor animals, fungi are the most underappreciated kingdom of ... contaminated water safe to drink by killing bacteria. “In those early gatherings of humans, we pooped ...