The bourbon industry has been booming in recent years, but what sets all the different types of bourbon apart?

Multidrug-resistant fungal infections are an emerging global health threat. Figuring out how fungi evade treatments offers new avenues to counter resistance.

Little-known documents and scientific detective work helped pinpoint the origin of lager.

A substance typically extracted from a rare Chinese plant may be the secret to humanely and sustainably controlling rats on a large scale.

Researchers have made yeast turn red or glow when it successfully detects cannabinoids, a feat that could lead to drug discovery.

Yeasts infect about 150 million people a year and kill about 1.7 million, especially those who are immunocompromised.

New research with yeast suggests synonymous mutations, or "silent" mutations, aren't neutral, but harmful.

Beer connoisseurs may be onto something: Craft beer is scientifically unique when compared to mass-produced brews, researchers say.

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

Sauerkraut, sourdough, beer...and chocolate? They're all fermented foods that rely on microbes of various types to transform the flavor of their raw ingredients into something totally different.