A fungal disease could soon bring infected cicadas to your backyard. Massospora cicadina is a fungal pathogen that infects only 13- and 17-year periodical cicadas, like this year's Brood XIV.The ...

As if the world today isn't strange enough, researchers have discovered a new population of cicadas that are being brutally infected by a parasitic fungus that controls their mind and forces them to ...

(CNN) — This spring, billions of cicadas will emerge after more than a decade underground, ready to climb into the trees and make a ruckus as they sing to attract mates. But some of these insects ...

“They're zombies, completely at the mercy of the fungus,” said University of Connecticut cicada researcher John Cooley. This particular fungus has the largest known genome of any fungus. It has about ...

Growing mushrooms at home is easy. Pictured here is a DIY Mushroom Grow Kit from Virginia Spores & More. Mushrooms play a critical role in nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning by decomposing ...