When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

The Shrooms Update landed in Schedule 1 on December 26, 2025, as part of the v0.4.2 patch, introducing mushrooms as a new ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

Because powdery mildew does not significantly affect the health of most plants, treatment is seldom necessary or practical in the home garden. Many gardeners learn to live with the appearance of ...

Pick up some new native plants: Sonoma Ecology Center has a native plant sale from noon to 3 p.m. every Friday at Sonoma Garden Park, 19996 Seventh St. East. The sale offers a variety of California ...

Want to learn to raise chickens?: Alchemist Farm of Sebastopol offers online classes on keeping chickens. Participants will learn everything from setting up the brooders to managing a flock, trimming ...

Greysun is the lead guides editor at Game Rant, covering all the biggest AAA titles to the smaller indie gems. He's been a big Nintendo fan since the SNES days and patiently awaits a Super Mario ...

California authorities are warning people not to eat foraged mushrooms for the time being after nearly two dozen people were sickened — including one fatally — by a highly poisonous mushroom known as ...

A fungus known to cause severe multi-drug resistant illness is on the rise in Michigan. The state identified more than 110 cases of Candida auris in residents in October, marking the highest one-month ...

Research over the years has found that a black mold, formed from a number of different fungi, has been growing toward radioactive particles, and surviving on ionizing radiation, at the Chernobyl ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...

Mushrooms make for a popular ingredient in countless recipes, from soups and salads to sandwiches and pasta. But their popularity doesn't mean mushrooms are OK for just anyone to enjoy. Here's why ...