Researchers analyzed the fossils using optical microscopes, looking both at the fungi and the insects they had infected. Then ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

When classifying bacteria and fungi, morphological features are v­ery relevant. Colony morphology is a useful tool widely used to classify and define them by researchers. Carefully studied and used ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some of the oldest direct evidence of parasitic relationships between fungi ...

The zombie-creating fungus in The Last of Us is real, but there are many other fungi to fear. Of the 5 million fungal species in the world, a few hundred are dangerous to people.

Infection: Infection begins when healthy ants encounter Ophiocordyceps spores as they forage outside the nest. Disease Progression: Within one to two weeks, the ant loses circadian activity rhythms ...

Though a network of fungi can function like the neurons of a brain in some senses, they do not literally think. Let’s just hope that keeps them from plotting world domination. Fungal Ecology, 2024.

Some fungi produce powerful antiviral compounds which reduce colony collapse disorder in honeybees. In the process of mycoremediation, fungi can be harnessed to break down toxic pollutants.

The fungi then bundle together these microscopic filaments to form cords that allow them to branch out, similar to neural pathways in the brain, forming a larger colony known as the mycelium.

“About 2,000 fungi species have been identified in Sri Lanka, but there can be as many as 25,000 species of fungi species on the island, considering it is located in a tropical region,” says ...