The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures. Estimated to host ...

A family vacation to Costa Rica turned sour after 12 of 13 relatives developed symptoms of a fungal lung infection following ...

Most land plants form mutually beneficial symbioses with fungi. The plant and the fungus exchange vital nutrients. A team led ...

These lush ecosystems once covered a fifth of the country, but today it’s barely one per cent. An ambitious project could ...

New research reveals that a termite shortage might be at the root of slower decomposition of dead wood in second growth ...

Scientists say meat eating ants are cleaners of the savannah where dead bodies of insects, reptiles, birds and mammals are ...

"Most fungi live in the environment," he explained. "Because that environment is rapidly changing, we will definitely see different kinds of diseases and infections emerging over the next 50 years ...

“Most fungi live in the environment,” he said. “Because that environment is rapidly changing, we will definitely see different kinds of diseases and infections popping up over the next 50 ...

To assess how decomposers such as termites and fungi functioned in replanted areas, the team placed blocks of wood at 3 sites - an old growth area in the Daintree Rainforest and 2 nearby former ...

Among the most dangerous fungi is Aspergillus fumigatus, which thrives at body temperature, making it especially lethal. Climate change is expected to expand its range by 77 percent by 2100, ...

Dr Norman van Rhijn, a researcher at the University of Manchester and lead author of the study, told Sky News: “Most fungi live in the environment. Because that environment is rapidly changing ...