While rare, the fungal infection mucormycosis can be fatal. It tends to impact individuals who are immunocompromised or who ...

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

A fatal fungus once thought to be a curse could potentially help fight disease. Scientists discovered molecules in a fungus linked to Tutankhamun's tomb that stop the proliferation of cancer cells and ...

There’s some interesting activity afoot in the cropfields and pastures of Colorado, Utah and Montana, as researchers explore a new biocontrol method for Canada thistle, by delicately sprinkling, ...

A deadly fungus that has been devastating frog populations is spreading across the globe — it has helped drive the extinction of 200 species so far. In California, the chytrid fungus has moved ...

Teliospores of the Puccinia punctiformis fungus are on Canada thistle plants in the late summer and fall. Teliospores of the Puccinia punctiformis fungus are on Canada thistle plants in the late ...