Projekte The function of peroxisomes in Trichoderma atroviride. PI: Mario Gründlinger. Peroxisomes, formerly known as ...

In rural India, mycetoma—a painful, neglected disease from minor wounds—cripples workers, causing disability, poverty, and stigma. Delayed diagnosis and costly treatment worsen the crisis.

A new global atlas of underground fungi suggests that some surprising biodiversity hot spots lie hidden beneath our feet.

Scientists have discovered that pairing bread wheat with a special soil fungus can significantly enhance its nutritional ...

This fungus is especially common on tomato plants but is found on many species. Plants are infected from the bottom up, so ...

New research in Plants, People, Planet indicates that bread wheat's micronutrient content can be increased by cultivating it ...

The fungus Entomophthora muscae turns flies into zombies and kills them at sunset. An internal kill clock may explain the mysterious timing.

The golden oyster mushroom, a tasty species native to Asia, has proliferated in states around the Great Lakes and may crowd ...

Researchers have discovered a 100-million-year-old zombie fungus preserved in amber, giving us a glimpse into ancient times.

We've all heard of Vermont's state mushroom: the bear's head tooth. But are you familiar with these three fungi species ...

Zombie fungi were already controlling insects 100 million years ago, according to a recent study of fossils trapped in ...

A research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has uncovered a new way in which the yeast Candida albicans can damage human ...