If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways, depending on latitude and aridity. The team's data underscores the ...

Two bits of amber discovered in a lab basement hold ancient evidence of a fungi famous for controlling the minds of its victims.

It started as a home-cooked meal, ended in multiple deaths and a court sentence for Erin Patterson. Here's how the death cap ...

Anthracnose is a common spring disease on maple trees. Several different fungi can cause the symptoms we describe as anthracnose.

An innocuous-looking mushroom with a sweet smell and a sinister name lay at the centre of Australian woman Erin Patterson's ...

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

Pune: Did you know trees ‘communicate' using a network of fungi below the ground, just like we do with the internet? This ...

A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways, depending on latitude and aridity. The team's data underscores the ...

Simon Claringbold picked and ate wild mushrooms from his garden. Days later, he thought he was taking his last breath.