Infected male alpine tree frogs set about fathering far more offspring, helping avoid extinction in the wild – for now.

A dangerous fungus spreading among U.S. healthcare systems isn’t slowing down, reports claim. New research has revealed that Candida auris (C. auris) has spread rapidly in hospitals since it was ...

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(Credit: Syrena Whitner, University of Hawai'i) A variety of colorful marine fungi grown in petri dishes in Anthony Amend's lab. Hawaii is home to some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes.

Swiss researchers claim to have devised a functional living battery powered by the combined efforts of two types of fungi – all in a biodegradable, non-toxic 3D-printed package. I'll give you a ...

Now, she and Isokauppila have a new start-up: Hiro Technologies. Named for Agrawal’s son, the company is looking to fungi, grown in a dirty diaper, to eat plastic in landfills. According to ...

Biotech startup HIRO Technologies has launched a Kickstarter to scale the circular, fungi-powered solution behind its forthcoming MycoDigestible™ diapers. HIRO’s plastic-eating fungi degrade the ...

Researchers have now used DNA analysis to uncover just how long ants have been farming fungi, now described in a study published Thursday in the journal Science. It turns out these insects have be ...

Scientists' intrigue with fungi is twofold: the fungus in our bodies could hold crucial answers about the behavior of cancer cells, and the benefits of medicinal mushrooms are promising.

Fungi-eating orchids were found for the first time to offer their flowers to fungi-eating fruit flies in exchange for pollination, which is the first evidence for nursery pollination in orchids.

oryzae life cycle, scientists have demonstrated the successful sexual reproduction of this fungus in laboratory settings. The fungus appears to have strains equivalent to biological males and ...