Scientists study a natural fungus that may help eradicate the armyworm pest, which has spread to 80 countries and destroys ...

A pest called the fall armyworm has spread across the globe, threatening food security in more than 80 countries. But now, new research has revealed Australian fungi that eat the worms from the inside ...

The disease protection stems from the fact that if roots are already colonized by a beneficial AMF, it outcompetes the fungal ...

At least 411 fungi face extinction among the 1,300 varieties whose conservation status is well understood, according to the latest update of the IUCN's authoritative "Red List of Threatened Species".

While the idea of fungi creating zombie-like humans may sound far-fetched, real scientists have studied the connection behind fungal evolution and climate change and the threats fungi can pose to ...

Vast fungal networks are silently working to keep ecosystems alive. These fungi aren’t what you might picture. They are not mushrooms, or brightly coloured growths on tree trunks. Arbuscular ...