Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the ...

Ever wondered why the color of your snot is different when you're sick? You're probably not the first person to ask this ...

For roughly a century, ever since Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, fungi have proven to be a goldmine for medicines. They’ve provided treatments for a wide range of ...

As women age, they produce an increasing number of “killer” immune cells, which hunt down and destroy infected cells. This discovery, and the fact that the same isn’t true of men ...

If you’re not already familiar with the “AI Wall,” you’re about to be. The tech press has been speculating about the AI Wall for weeks, as folks who are molding the technology keep asking ...

An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified ... roles in the molecular processes that help keep bacterial cells alive and functional. The researchers note that these three ...

Fungi — or a lack thereof — could partly explain why trees are failing to adapt to climate change. A majority of tree species depend on underground symbiotic fungi, called ectomycorrhizal ...

Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...