They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to ...

Amid growing evidence of fungi’s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, African scientists are championing the need to preserve ‘funga’ as much as flora and fauna ...

The event came a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to accelerate research into psychedelics, ...

The Underground Atlas, a new model of the worldwide distribution of mycorrhizal, or network-forming, fungi, shows that the fungi in these and other places need protection. Created by researchers at ...

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Imagine ordering a truffle dish in a fancy restaurant, and you might picture pricey gourmet mushrooms from France or Italy.

An increasing number of fungi are becoming resistant to medication, posing serious risks for patients with weakened immune ...

Asiya Gusa’s unconventional career path eventually led her to Cryptococcus, exploring how stress adaptation might make this ...

This is a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For a while, scientists thought the trillions of microbes on our bodies lived in landscapes connected to the outside world — our skin, hair, and gut — but research in the last few years has shown that ...

Fried-mushroom sandwiches, loaded mac and cheese and “Kentucky Fried Vegan” bowls with mashed potatoes are on the menu at ...