Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), together with partners from the University of Cologne, ...

McMaster University biologist Jianping Xu is part of a team studying the bacteria and fungi that grow on bats' wings and can ...

A fungus that causes deadly white-nose syndrome in bats has taken hold in five California counties and may be present as far ...

In a recent paper published in Mycology, an international team of scientists reported a case of fungemia caused by a rare fungal pathogen Sporopachydermia lactativora. Sporopachydermia lactativora ...

The supernatural, like vampires and werewolves, may get all the attention at Halloween time, but natural science can bring thrills and chills, too. From superbugs to glow-in-the-dark bats, examples of ...

White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats across North America and decimated entire colonies. Hibernating bats like ...

Boxwood blights are a fungal disease that can be fatal if no measures are taken to manage the disease at the early stage of infection and symptom appearance. There are two different fungal pathogens ...

On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Gairdner National Lecture took place on campus and was presented by Christian Landry. The lecture ...

Ants have been farming fungi since shortly after an asteroid triggered a mass extinction 66 million years ago, according to a ...

We have been blessed by an unusually lovely fall in the northern Great Plains. Unfortunately, the long-range weather forecast ...

A fungal disease killing millions of bats across North America has been connected to higher infant mortality rates in ...

Bacteria and fungi from the wings of bats could play a significant role in saving them from white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease affecting the skin of wings and muzzle, which has nearly wiped ...