A fungal superbug is spreading through hospitals and nursing homes at an 'alarming rate,' with the CDC recently calling it an ...

Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of ...

The Waltham Public Library hosted naturalist Jonathan Kranz, who led a small audience through the joys and practicalities of foraging for mushrooms in New England.

Most common diseases and most quantitative traits that can be measured in human populations are complex genetic traits. That is, many genetic and nongenetic factors interact to determine the final ...

Like humans, many fungi rely on plants as a food source. This impacts the yield of food crops. It's estimated farmers lose between 10 to 23% of their crops to fungal disease every year. The global ...

Discovery of a common 'weapon' used by disease-causing fungi could help engineer more resilient food crops. ScienceDaily . Retrieved March 23, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 ...