Paleontologists studying insects trapped in amber from 99 million years ago have made a remarkable discovery: an ant and a ...

What is the largest organism? Until a few years ago, Oregon's "humongous fungus" was considered the world's largest organism.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound after ...

Scientists have found that a deadly tomb fungus called Aspergillus flavus may hold the key to promising new treatments for ...

The same deadly fungus is now being looked at as a potential cancer treatment. The therapy detailed in this new study is a ...

The study, led by Zhuang, used 3D scans and microscopes to analyse the fossils. Zhuang said the find is rare and helps us ...

A fatal fungus once thought to be a curse could potentially help fight disease. Scientists discovered molecules in a fungus linked to Tutankhamun's tomb that stop the proliferation of cancer cells and ...

The deadly fungus credited with killing the archaeologists that opened the tomb of King Tut might become a treatment for ...

In the video game The Last of Us and its spin-off HBO series, humans fight to survive against cordyceps, a parasitic fungus ...

A study led by a global research consortium offers new hope for patients with mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease.

Ash trees are evolving resistance to a fungus which has decimated the species in recent years, a new study shows.

Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of ...