A Humboldt’s penguin in Cornwall, believed to be the oldest species in the world, celebrated her birthday this week. Spneb marked her 37th birthday at Paradise Park in Hayle on April 16. Based on ...

Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship. The ...

Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen. The research details successful trials where nutritionally stressed colonies, ...

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...

“UBeeO has been known to identify colonies that are able to better resist Varroa mites, but it had not been used to look at other pest or pathogens,” Alger says. “We found this new assay could be used ...

S ammy Ramsey was having a hard time getting information. It was 2019, and he was in Thailand, researching parasites that kill bees. But Ramsey was struggling to get one particular Thai beekeeper to ...

The most dangerous kingdom on Earth isn't led by humans—it's fungi. While we've focused on viral pandemics, over two million ...

HBO ’s drama The Last of Us has returned to screens after two long years, plunging viewers back into a post-apocalyptic world ...

Strange-looking ants being controlled by a fungus have been discovered on Jawoyn country during a Bush Blitz expedition.

A team of researchers has found ‘zombie ants’ and what is believed to be a never before seen fungi in the Northern Territory.

NASA considering a number of designs for its future Mars colonists, from 3D-printed habitats to structures grown from ...

Zombies are real – not in the walking dead sense, but there are parasites that can hack the brains of living creatures and ...