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

Parasitic fungi have been with us since at least the Cretaceous period zombifying insects according to a new study of fossils ...

The popular video game and television franchise "The Last of Us" features a post-apocalyptic world where humans are infected by Cordyceps – a fungus that infects the brain and body, turning its hosts ...

Around 99 million years ago, some insects got trapped in tree sap that later fossilized to form what we call amber. Sounds ...

Parasitic infections are responsible for relevant diseases in domestic animals, including pets and livestock. These infections caused by protozoans, arthropods, and helminths, may lead to huge ...

DEAR JANET: We have a problem with our lone Japanese Maple tree in our front flower bed. We think it has a fungus, and we're not really sure if we can do anything to save it.

NANJING -- An international paleontological team led by Chinese scientists has discovered two new species of parasitic fungus, preserved in approximately 100-million-year-old Kachin amber from ...

Mushrooms: Cordyceps, Reishi, Lion’s Mane, Shiitake, Turkey Tail, King Trumpet Price/ounce: $1.20 Flavor score: 3/5 Mouthfeel score: 4/5. If the ten mushrooms above feels like overkill, how does ...