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 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 ...

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.

The zombie-creating fungus in The Last of Us is real, but there are many other fungi to fear. Of the 5 million fungal species in the world, a few hundred are dangerous to people.

Two Chinese nationals, Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu, face federal charges for allegedly smuggling Fusarium graminearum, a destructive crop fungus, into the U.S. Prosecutors claim the pair ...