New research on a chemical produced by a fungus growing on caterpillars has found that it slows the cancer cell growth.

A type of fungus which grows on caterpillars can slow down growth of cancer cells, new research has found. Cordycepin, a chemical produced by a parasitic fungus that infects the animals, interacts ...

New research into a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus that has shown promise as a possible cancer treatment has ...

New research into a chemical from a caterpillar fungus, known for its potential as a cancer treatment, has shown how it ...

AN orange zombie fungus that sprouts from the backs of caterpillars could be used to fight cancer, new research suggests. Scientists have found the fungus, called Cordyceps, works by stopping cell ...

Jackie Bantle You may have noticed some distinctive webs in your trees during the last couple of fall seasons. I first ...

Caterpillars have damaged black gram crops in Kendrapada, significantly affecting local farmers' livelihoods after Cyclone ...

The processionary caterpillar or the ‘Thaumetopoea Pityocampa’ as it’s known scientifically, has arrived months earlier than ...

Want to know how bad this winter might be? You could look at the latest forecast. Or you could turn to the woolly bear ...

Comb jellies can reverse their development from adult to larva, a rare flexibility in animal life cycles that may be an ...

Preventive spraying of pesticides, such as one specific to caterpillars – Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (Btk) – requires regular applications. This will incur cost, time and effort, and is ...

An expert at Iowa State University’s Insect Zoo says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the ...