Certain parasitic fungi, including species of cordyceps, infect insects and alter their behavior before killing them. After ...

Diffuse coevolution is also known as multi-species or guild coevolution. It occurs when several species collectively influence one another. An example is pollination systems in which plants interact ...

Cordyceps is a real fungus that infects insects and takes control of their behavior. Once inside, it alters the host’s nervous system, forcing it to climb to higher ground before killing it and ...

Connecticut scientists said people may think they are helping to “save the bees,” but in most cases are doing the opposite.

As the days become warmer, you may notice some tiny little black specks among the top of melting snow piles. But what looks like dirt at first glance may actually be a tiny insect commonly found on ...

When scientists want to study aging and how to slow it down, they often turn to microscopic worms or lab mice among other models. The former are too different from humans, while the latter are ...

Most fungi are out of sight, spending most of their lives hidden as a vast, threadlike network called mycelium and producing mushrooms — called the fruiting body — only when conditions are just ...

Fruit trees are dormant. So are all the diseases and insects that prey on the fruit trees. The trees and insects will come to ...

Dreaming of fresh peaches? Ohio gardeners can successfully grow peaches and nectarines in their own backyards with the right ...

How Our Cities Are Inviting Wildlife Viruses In As suburbs expand into forests, grasslands, and wetlands, the boundary between human and wildlife spaces becomes less distinct.