In a recently published paper in Nature Microbiology, the Stanford University assistant professor made a convincing argument ...

“Fungi are absolutely remarkable chemists ... who started using them as a source of food. Roughly 65 million years ago, an asteroid strike would wipe out 70 percent of all life on Earth.

A traditional food from Indonesia holds a microbial secret that researchers believe could help dispatch piles of food ...

Fungi used to be overlooked as a low-calorie, low-nutrition food, but in fact many are full of nutrients. According to biochemist and herbalist Martin Powell, many produce compounds that show ...

A fungus named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is warping the bodies and even minds of spiders in Ireland. Researchers found that many Metellina merianae spiders across Ireland have become ...

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The fungus damages blueberry plants by covering them in a white ... The spread of Erysiphe vaccinii has the potential to cause significant damage and cost to the blueberry and food and beverage ...