A deadly, drug-resistant hospital fungus may finally have a weakness—and scientists think they’ve found it.

Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. One study has examined the cell walls of fungi to look for weaknesses, while ...

Analysis of 309 strains suggests that the genus Escovopsis originated about 56.9 million years ago, but did not begin ...

A team of researchers from Yokohama National University, Japan, have discovered a previously unknown species of marine fungus ...

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are copper-dependent enzymes that play a pivotal role in the oxidative degradation of crystalline polysaccharides, such as cellulose, in fungi. They operate ...

While water lilies are perhaps most famous for starring in French impressionist artist Claude Monet’s work, they may also have a molecular secret weapon that could help in our ongoing fight against ...

Imagine a fungus that makes your skin turn angry red. Some of the skin breaks into ulcers, especially at the tips of your toes, while in other places, pieces of skin shed off entirely. By the time it ...

A fungus that attacked other organisms 407 million years ago has been unearthed among a collection of fossils, making it the oldest of its kind to have ever been found. The new plant pathogen has also ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...

Inside the ruined shell of reactor 4 at Chernobyl, where gamma radiation still spikes far above normal background levels, a strange life form has quietly taken hold. Thick, dark mats of fungus cling ...