Some parasites exist only in the eyes of the world’s oldest sharks, while researchers have been researching fungus that ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

Human fungal pathogens exemplify a severe threat to health due to their complex infection strategies and the host's immune system's failure to eradicate ...

"The Last of Us" season 2 will premiere in April, and be seven episodes long. Both Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reprise ...

Researchers at the Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) at the University of Bayreuth have found ...

The new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, found in Northern Ireland, has been officially recognized by scientists in a recent ...

Learn more about the newly identified fungus that is taking over spiders and why it's similar to the Cordyceps fungi that ...

Traditional battery disposal poses environmental challenges, as many contain toxic materials that can contaminate soil and ...

This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like marsupial, and more.

Cordyceps is a genus of parasitic fungi known for infecting insects and taking over their bodies. It manipulates the host’s ...

A study from China has reported that Cordyceps sinensis (CS), a traditional Chinese medicinal fungus, can ameliorate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in mice by inhibiting mitochondrion ...

"We reveal how early humans -- known as hominins -- were able to thrive under harsh conditions," says lead author Dr. Julio Mercader Florín, PhD, a professor in both the Faculty of Arts and the ...