A rare but potentially deadly fungal infection known as histoplasmosis is sickening a cluster of people in Tennessee.

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...

Cases of histoplasmosis are surging in Tennessee as officials race to find the source of the outbreak ...

Outbreak of a rare fungal disease in Tennessee leaves one dead and dozens sick - The infection can be particularly serious ...

The CDC is tracking a dangerous, deadly fungus labeled as a “super bug.” Data from a recent state report reveals infections ...

Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psychedelic effects in humans, but its evolutionary purpose may be to deter mushroom-munching insects ...

Lichens have no roots, no waxy leaves and no way to filter what they absorb. Everything they take in comes directly from the ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

One of the scientists behind a new breakthrough paper on the organisms said they "are life, but not as we now know it".

A towering 26-foot-tall fossil, first discovered in Scotland, has been confirmed by scientists as a completely new form of ...

Researchers studying exquisitely preserved Scottish fossils say Prototaxites represents an entirely extinct eukaryotic lineage - a “new form of life” in the sense that it does not fit into known major ...

Tulsi holds deep religious significance in many households, and its drying up is widely regarded as an inauspicious sign. Here are a few simple tips to help care for the plant ...