The fungus labeled a "potential agroterrorism weapon" in a recent arrest touted by the Trump administration likely originated in North America and is already widely prevalent around the country, a ...

Fusarium graminearum, also known as Gibberella zeae, is a fungus found across the US and the world in temperate and semitropical regions. It infects several types of crops, including barley, oats ...

A West Virginia University student has identified an elusive fungus that contains psychedelic chemicals similar to LSD.

Tricholoma matsutake is a highly esteemed ectomycorrhizal fungus that forms mutualistic associations with coniferous trees, particularly species within the Pinaceae.

Mushroom poisoning cases have risen in China but the number of deaths went down slightly in 2024 compared to the year before. In 2024, the Chinese Center ...

The deadly and drug-resistant fungus Candida auris is under close surveillance as health experts work to calm its spread.

Fungi are under threat as their habitats are polluted and destroyed. Hundreds of species of fungi have now been added to the latest conservation Red List, but very little is known about millions of ...

Thirty per cent of old-growth pine forests across Finland, Sweden and Russia have been cut down since 1975, the IUCN notes, pushing species such as the giant knight (Tricholoma colossus) to become ...

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing them and using their corpses to spread.

A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of Us.” ...

At least 10% of Midwest cicadas were infected with Massospora cicadina, a sexually transmitted fungus in the 2020 brood. Will it reappear in 2024?

WASHINGTON — You’ve likely heard about state flowers and state birds, but what about a state mushroom? Organizers with the Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival want to make the Tricholoma ...