A new study shows that tiny microbes living in and around oak trees may help them survive drought, poor soil, and disease.

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

Of the 144,000 known species of fungi (Willis 2018), 5,719 have been described for Brazil, of which 1,881 species belong to the Ascomycota phylum (Maia et al. 2015). Camillea Fr. is a genus of ...

A new study has uncovered how a surprising player in the immune system, eosinophils, best known for their role in allergies and asthma, also helps protect the body against Candida albicans, one of the ...

Thrush is one of the most common infections in the world. It's caused by the fungi Candida—specifically, the yeast Candida albicans. Although yeast infections are normally treated easily with ...

After a storm, Evie came across a fallen oak with what looked like blue paint streaked across the surface. But this unusual color comes from something entirely natural. Find out how Blue Stain fungus ...

Since the discovery and introduction of first antibiotics, evolutionary adaptation of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria has led to resistance patterns that render many commercially ...

Mushrooms, whether eaten, used medicinally or in art, are deeply intertwined with global cultures. But they actually constitute a small piece of the fungal world. Mushrooms are the fruiting body of ...

If you’re an avid forager or fan of mycology, you may have noticed inconsistencies in how mycologists, mushroom hunters, field guides, and scientific literature describe truffles. Some may classify ...

A study by the Mycology and Environmental Microbiology Unit of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili has identified new species of fungi that may cause infections or diseases in people and animals. Carried ...

Truffles are the spore-bearing fruiting bodies of subterranean ascomycete fungi across dozens of genera and multiple families within the order Pezizales. Whether truffles are a considered a mushroom ...

A vast fungal web braids together life on Earth. Merlin Sheldrake wants to help us see it. Merlin Sheldrake, author of the best-selling book “Entangled Life.” Credit...Alexander Coggin for The New ...