Thimerosal, which only contains small amounts of ethylmercury, is used in multidose vaccine vials to prevent the growth of ...

Scientists have discovered how to turn molecules made by everyday toxic mold into highly effective cancer-fighting drugs.

Of course, there are others that destroy food crops and kill any humans who accidentally ingest them. You never know what you ...

A stunning amber fossil discovery reveals ancient "zombie fungi" that controlled insects' behavior millions of years ago.

The day of action, organized in part by the decentralized grassroots anti-Trump group 50501, is considered one of the largest ...

In recent years, the severity of plant diseases caused by plant pathogenic fungi and viruses has been on the rise. However, there is a limited availability of pesticide chemicals in the market for ...

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

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of fungi—and easy to understate how little we know about them. Scientists have described a little over 100,000 different species, while estimating that ...