Fungal infections are becoming deadlier as drug resistance spreads and treatment options stall. Researchers at McMaster University discovered that a molecule called butyrolactol A can dramatically ...

Gamma irradiation, an industry-standard sterilization method for medicinal and recreational cannabis, does not fully ...

Scientists have confirmed in the largest study of its kind that bacteria, not fungi, are the major culprit in auto-brewery ...

Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and nutrient recycling keep food webs functioning, prevent the buildup of organic ...

Wits scientists have identified a "microbial watchlist" of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that could cause cancer.

Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their ...

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

Talk about getting down and dirty. The start of the new year means more people are heading to the gym and picking up weights ...

Scientists have uncovered the cause of auto-brewery syndrome. Certain gut bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia ...

New invention called a Conservation Soft Box protects mummies and bones in museums, preventing moisture, microbes, and ...

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