The arboreal fungus appears on the branches of trees in the genus Prunus. In Minnesota, that means cherry and plum trees.

Under the lead of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) the influence of parasitic fungi on the ...

Parasitic diseases, which are passed on to people via parasites found in contaminated food, water, soil or bugs that bite humans, can be relatively uncommon in some parts of the world. In other ...

With the emergence of cicada broods this summer, scientists have begun collecting specimens of cicada infected with a mysterious parasitic fungus that takes over the insects and turns them into ...

A woman displays the fungus for sale at a market. The fungus sprouts from the caterpillar’s head. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images News via Getty Images While many traditional Chinese/herbal medicine ...

Scientists have discovered two new species of ancient parasitic fungi preserved in amber dating back 99 million years. The fungi were growing out of the bodies of host insects that became trapped in ...

Scientists have identified a marine fungus that was previously unknown and is capable of killing toxic algae known to threaten human health. Scientists at Yokohama National University in Japan have ...

A fly is going about its day, buzzing here, buzzing there — but then, it starts behaving weirdly. Its movements become sluggish, and its abdomen swells. Its body sprouts white fuzz. Around sunset, ...

In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars. In traditional Chinese medicine, this parasitic fungus is prized for its purported medicinal effects. Known as ...

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