A 410-million-year-old fossil shows ancient lichens were shaping Earth’s surface long before forests took root.

Many insect species hear using tympanal organs, membranes roughly resembling our eardrums but located on their legs.

Exposure to a common fungal molecule can reprogram immune cells in the lungs, causing them to overreact to infection-like signals and worsen lung damage, according to new research. Subscribe to our ...

Could yeast and humans be any more different? Going by looks alone, probably not. But peering into our genomes reveals ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified key characteristics underlying the high enzyme production capacity of the koji fungus Aspergillus oryzae. The koji fungus Aspergillus oryzae has ...