In 2011, Yale University researchers discovered a type of fungus in Ecuador that can feed on polyurethane, a common polymer in plastic products. They figured the fungus, Pestalotiopsis microspora, ...

I was born and raised a Jewish New Yorker. I graduated from New York's Columbia University. I spent my 20s in Manhattan. I loved New York City. But now the unthinkable has happened. A politician with ...

The FBI in Dallas this week announced a major operation aimed at rescuing children from child exploitation. The operation was successful and led to more than 200 arrests across Texas including in ...

The fungus, known as head blight, affects grains used to make bread, cereal and livestock feed, officials say.

Aspergillus flavus is a toxic crop fungus that has been linked to deaths in the excavation of ancient tombs. It was recently ...

The fungus labeled a "potential agroterrorism weapon" in a recent arrest touted by the Trump administration likely originated in North America and is already widely prevalent around the country, a ...

A university student has discovered an elusive fungus that produces chemicals with similar effects to the psychedelic drug LSD. Corinne Hazel, an environmental microbiology major at West Virginia ...

The Issue: A Chinese national couple charged with smuggling a dangerous fungus into the US. We’ve heard this song before (“Smuggled fungus a ‘growing’ threat,” June 4). It seems that the ...

Former Texas congressman Colin Allred launched another run for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after the Democrat’s challenge ...

Fusarium graminearum, also known as Gibberella zeae, is a fungus found across the US and the world in temperate and semitropical regions. It infects several types of crops, including barley, oats ...

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth. Chinese nationals smuggle dangerous fungus into U.S. Posted: June 5, 2025 | Last updated: June 5, 2025.