Entomophthora muscae is not alone in its macabre manipulation of insects. Cordyceps fungi, including species like Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, are famous for hijacking the brains of ants.

Marine fungi, thriving in ocean environments, account for 5% of total ocean biomass but most are microscopic. Researchers have limited understanding of their diversity and importance. There are ...

Peat-Bog Fungi Produce Substances That Kill Tuberculosis-Causing Bacteria Dec. 3, 2024 — An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified several species that produce substances ...

It is bloom time for cordyceps flower. The ingredient is showing up on restaurant menus – as snacks in fine-dining restaurants, in soups in Chinese restaurants, and in pasta and other dishes.

Cordyceps, a variety of fungi that grows predominantly on insect larvae, especially caterpillars, has been an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine for hundreds of years. It has been used ...

After quality controls, they had 306 samples to work with. The most common families of fungi across all samples were Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. In these two families, 14 genera dominated the ...

In the grassy hills and valleys of Sumeru, a common enemy is plaguing the experience of Genshin players all around the world, and it’s called Fungi. If you’ve been farming for either Tighnari or the ...

Certain fungi have adaptogenic properties which help ... in the body and can be used as herbal health products. One, called cordyceps – which originally comes from a fungus from China ...

Blue Oyster Cultivation began in 2009, but the business has grown and changed along with its fungi. "Mushroom Spirits ... such as the Mushroom Mule and Cordyceps Cosmo. The distillery and tasting ...