DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Oak wilt is a devastating, incurable fungus that is slowly spreading over a large part of the United States. First found in Wisconsin in the 1930s, it arrived in North ...

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, ...

DALLAS — In the serene community of Lake Highlands, the sight of grand oak trees has long been a source of pride and joy for residents like Sherry Koeninger. The stately trees, which have ...

The Texas Agriculture Commission is once again sounding the alarm over the recent discovery of a highly dangerous fungus ...

A lot of what you hear about truffles, a strongly fragrant fungus that’s considered a culinary delicacy, seems contradictory. On one hand, they are known to be exclusive and expensive.

When billions of cicadas emerge from the ground this spring, many will be the unwitting hosts of a fungus that eats them from the inside out and turns them into sex-crazed zombies.