If ants are so successful out in nature, why do they so often turn up in our homes and even upper-level apartments? And what ...

With the arrival of spring, gardeners face the challenge of dealing with pests that can damage plants. A gardening expert has ...

Student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the ...

A study conducted by researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP), in Brazil, and collaborators shows that lemon ...

Black garden ant larvae can sometimes become infected by a deadly fungus. If allowed to spread, the fungus can quickly infect the entire colony, killing all larvae and putting the queen at an 80% ...

The research team has also shown in field studies that the presence of the fungus influences the composition of insect communities in young black poplars. For example, aphids living on the trees ...

The newly discovered species, named Gibellula attenboroughii, acts in a similar way as the zombie ant fungus, seemingly manipulating its prey to move to a more suitable spot for the fungus to ...