Aflatoxins are a family of toxins made by certain fungi that are found on agricultural crops, such as maize (corn), peanuts, ...

The discovery of a powerful "weapon" used by many disease-causing fungi to infect and destroy major food crop staples, such ...

The discovery of a powerful 'weapon' used by many disease-causing fungi to infect and destroy major food crop staples, such as rice and corn, could offer new strategies to bolster global food security ...

Most orchid species have a symbiotic relationship with the natural fungi found in their roots. The plants provide the fungi ...

Some orchids stop making food and feed on fungi instead. Researchers found they do this only when conditions allow.

The giraffe’s gut microbiome is made up of a variety of bacteria and fungi, and is largely determined by the giraffe’s ...

Using fungi in biohybrid robots is still “pretty new,” Mishra says. His team now hopes to test how such tech responds to other cues, such as gases. One way their robots’ sen­sory superpowers might ...

Fungi made Earth’s land liveable by building networks that released nutrients locked in primordial rock and supplied those ...

In this column, the author describes how precision fermentation is changing the way we produce food with sustainability in ...

Kaijumax Season One by Zander Cannon Oni Press 2016, 168 pages, 6.6 x 10.1 x 0.4 inches (softcover) ...