Massospora consumes cicadas from the inside out then drives them to mate—in the process making infected males more attractive ...
It was the gruesome fantasy show that put fungus on the map. The Last of Us, based on the popular video game of the same name, saw a group of intrepid explorers trudge their way across a dystopian ...
A long-awaited new policy broadens the type of regulated viruses, bacteria, fungi and toxins, including those that could threaten crops and livestock.
An epic amount of cicadas are expected to infiltrate the U.S. soon, with multiple broods emerging from their current earthen ...
Scientists worry that the H5N1 strain of avian influenza will become endemic in cattle, which would facilitate its spread in people.
Bananas are the world’s most popular fruit. Americans eat nearly 27 pounds per person every year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A deadly fungus could destroy most of the world ...
Billions of cicadas are about to be "controlled like zombies" into spreading a strange fungus that "hijacks their bodies and behaviour", according to a report. In a development worthy of a horror ...
NPR's Juana Summers talks with mycologist Matt Kasson about a strange fungus that is threatening certain broods of periodical cicadas.
Bananas grow in a greenhouse at Elo Life Sciences, an RTP company who is developing a genetically modified banana that is resistant to a deadly fungus sweeping through much of the world’s banana crop ...
An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu is ravaging the U.S. food supply, infecting birds in all 50 states and spreading ...