It looks like a mushroom but it's actually a mold that is growing due to the hot weather that has been sweeping New York ...

Just as humans can use mobile phones or notebooks for memory storage and recall, slime moulds can use slime. Granted, ...

Learn what powdery mildew on plants looks like and what causes this fungal disease. A garden expert explains the best treatments for powdery mildew.

The black-and-white nymphs may be crawling all over your flower beds. You're skirting (or smashing) the red-and-black ...

Even in their natural state, some asperigimycins killed leukemia cells in lab tests. But the researchers went further. By ...

If fingernails or toenails turn yellow to light brown and thicken, it likely indicates a nail fungus. It's not a pleasant sight–but at least it's usually painless and doesn't itch. However, the ...

When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis infects ants and controls their ...

Aspergillus flavus is a toxic yellow-spored fungus that likely entered and flourished in the lungs of the crew members who untombed the Egyptian pharaoh in the 1920s.

In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, researchers have transformed a historically deadly fungus into a potential weapon in the fight against leukemia, a cancer that kills 23,670 ...

The same deadly fungus is now being looked at as a potential cancer treatment. The therapy detailed in this new study is a ...

Aspergillus fumigatus, a dangerous airborne fungus, is increasing in the US, particularly in humid regions.  ...

Air conditioners are ripe for mold. Here’s how to tell if there’s mold in your AC and how to get rid of it safely.