A fungus has a unique survival method: It "bewitches" male houseflies, enticing them to mate with fungal-infected corpses of dead female flies.

Two genes are indispensable for allowing plants to defend themselves against fungal attack on land, research shows.

A fungus can fight back against tawny crazy ants, an invasive species that drives out native insects and small animals and is a real pain for homeowners.

New research sheds light on an frog-killing pandemic. "...when it comes to chytrid infection, the most important things are where you live and who you are."

The best-known ergot alkaloid is LSD. Finding the compounds in morning glories could lead to psychedelic drugs for mental and physical conditions.

A small fungal enzyme that affects chirality could make it simpler to develop and manufacture drugs, report scientists.

How the fungus Candida albicans "shape-shifts" from single cells to thread-like filaments could offer ways to prevent dangerous infections.

Foods such as cheese and processed meats can infect sites of intestinal damage in mice and people with Crohn's disease and prevent healing.

Fungi are a small but important part of the gut microbiome. A new study in mice shows that how much weight mice gain on a processed food diet depends on this fungal microbiome.