For the avid non-gardener, gift giving can be a daunting task. But don't get duped into buying this gardening gifts that aren ...

Producers in Martinique and Guadeloupe have significantly reduced their use of pesticides over the past decade, but the extra ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

A new study published in Ecology Letters has uncovered the mechanisms underlying plant community assembly and biodiversity ...

Wood-destroying fungi can be beneficial when it breaks down dead wood because it makes nutrients available through the decomposition process. If you come across a fallen tree in its natural ...

Mushroom pellets use fungi ‘superpowers’ to restore forests around world - Rhizocore Technologies aims to curate Earth’s ...

A fungus known to cause severe multi-drug resistant illness is on the rise in Michigan. The state identified more than 110 cases of Candida auris in residents in October, marking the highest one-month ...

Ecuadorian scientists are developing a biotechnological strategy to stop banana wilt by genetically editing the causative fungus. Global banana production—one of the pillars of food security and a key ...

In a remarkable twist of science, researchers have transformed a fungus long associated with death into a potential weapon against cancer. Found in tombs like that of King Tut, Aspergillus flavus was ...

Heidi Cope is a health and science writer based in Fort Worth, Texas. She often writes long-form, informational content about health, wellness, and disability, and enjoys interviewing healthcare ...

Sixteen containers fell off a cargo ship into the sea at the weekend, leading to travel disruption for holidaymakers and fruit being washed up on beaches along the south coast. Here is what we know so ...