FUNGI

An experiment done aboard the International Space Station demonstrates the potential for a hardy fungus to shield…

Pretty much everyone can agree that mold looks disgusting, or worse than disgusting. It lays claim to hummus tubs…

No news this week could possibly compare to the “hot dog salad” abomination created by a certain Gizmodo colleague,…

Two decades ago, a rare but deadly fungal infection began killing animals and people in the U.S. and Canada. To this…

An extensive survey of bacteria and fungi on surfaces inside the International Space Station has revealed an…

It’s nicknamed the “humongous fungus”—an unusually large fungal growth belonging to a single genetic individual. An…

Carpenter ants of the Brazilian rain forest have it rough. When one of these insects gets infected by a certain…

An extremely expensive truffle has been grown farther north than ever before, a phenomenon researchers attribute to…

The US Centers for Disease Control has released a report in which it identifies over a dozen cases of a deadly,…

Slime molds and fungi might not rank high on anyone’s list of favorite organisms, but there is a compelling beauty…

You need bacteria to help you digest your food and go about your day. It turns out that plants have their own…

Fungi are some of the weirdest and most fascinating creatures on Earth, but they’ve really outdone themselves with…

Here’s a good reason not to get out of bed. A common fungus can sometimes get snorted up into your nose, contaminate…

We don’t usually get to witness the movements of plants and fungi, which happen so slowly that we don’t notice it…

It's generally agreed that life on this planet would not be possible if it weren't for microbes. In a fascinating…

Disposable diapers are made to be super-absorbend and super-durable — all the better for handling the all the waste…

Groot's response to the question would probably be a simple "I am Groot!", but does the evidence suggest that Groot…

Crack open your dumb old phone, and you'll find lots of circuits and no lack of precious metals. "In 100,000 cell…

Researchers at Scotland's Abertay University are getting a brand new look at the seemingly nondescript world hidden…

To grow mushrooms is to let things rot, so something's a lot of things are rotten in the state of Pennsylvania.