In BESC 204 Molds and Mushrooms, the largest elective in bioenvironmental sciences, fungi aren’t food or footnotes — they’re the main event.

An international team of microbiologists from the Medical University of Graz, the DSMZ—German Collection of Microorganisms ...

Research on the gut microbiome has focused mainly on bacteria, but bacteriophages and fungi play critical roles as well, with significant influences on health and disease.

Would you eat the forbidden fungi? Scientists have uncovered a mushroom-derived compound that seems to be the most bitter ...

The bitter bracket fungus, Amaropostia stiptica, is probably not available at your local farmer's market, and if you didn't ...

An international collaboration between four scientists from Mainz, Valencia, Madrid, and Zurich has published new research in ...

Dr. Sabine Ehrt, an internationally renowned leader in tuberculosis research, has been appointed chair of the Department of ...

The most dangerous kingdom on Earth isn't led by humans—it's fungi. While we've focused on viral pandemics, over two million ...

With its red, tentacle-like arms and foul stench of rotting flesh, the Devil’s Fingers fungus looks like something from another world. In this episode, we explore the bizarre biology of Clathrus ...

Fungi adapt to heat, spread through spores, and may cause more fungal infections in a warmer, crowded, connected world.

Researchers have used a fungus and bacteria to create rigid, living structures similar to bone and coral, which could one day ...

The epidemiology community is hoping a federal program to thwart infections among patients and health-care staff will emerge ...