fungus

A fungus that erodes the skin has caused massive die-offs of fire salamanders in the Netherlands.

A new Facebook game called Fraxinus hopes to crowdsource the solution to protecting the common ash tree from a devastating fungus.

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

A new study profiles the garden of fungal organism that grows on human feet.

Two genes from wild relatives of wheat could save domestic wheat from fungal destruction.

Previously unknown poisonous compounds isolated from a new species of mushroom may be responsible for the deaths of hundreds in China, but precisely how the fungus killed its victims is not clear.

The American chestnut tree, almost wiped out by a fungus from Asia, could soon be resurrected in blight-resistant form.

Diverse plant communities create a disease-fighting "soil genotype."

Used ground coffee and other café food waste could one day be converted into plastics, detergents and other products.

Global trade in live bullfrogs and a more volatile, changing climate worsen a deadly amphibian fungus.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

A fungal disease that is plaguing banana plants around the world originated in South East Asia.

Scientists have made a definitive link between a recently-discovered fungus and a lethal disease wiping out bat populations in eastern North America.

Plant and fungal symbionts swap more resources with partners that provide a greater return of nutrients.

A single fungal species can form two different kinds of biofilms—a pathogenic one and a sexual one.

Protein interaction networks in Arabidopsis give clues to plant evolution and immunity.

Whether it’s in the arctic or a commonplace kitchen appliance, deadly fungal species wait for the right opportunity to strike.

Larger spores of a deadly fungal pathogen cause more virulent infections in mice.

Pitfalls and triumphs on the way to complete vaccine protection.