Antifungal resistance - less discussed and well known than antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - is spreading and leaving people more vulnerable to related infections, some of them deadly. These fungal ...

With season 2 unfolding, the science of the fungal horror drama is becoming shakier. It is a pity that the creators haven’t ...

The spores were picked up by scientists as they drifted in the stratosphere, which typically has harsh conditions that would ...

When The Last of Us first appeared on screens, it wasn't only the story that had viewers in its clutches — it was the horrifying possibility: What if this really did happen? A world where a fungal mut ...

Researchers from The University of Manchester have forecast there will be an increased risk of infection from fungi over the ...

As spring warms the eastern U.S. and green shoots peek from the ground, other forms of life stir in the soil. Periodical ...

A killer fungus is spreading through Europe and may contribute to millions of deaths worldwide thanks to the most recent ...

Periodical 17-year cicadas in Brood XIV—one of 15 broods found only in North America—begin to creep from their underground ...

The zombie-ant fungus in The Last of Us is real-but not a danger to humans Learn what science says about Cordyceps fungal ...

Some scientists are raising concerns about Aspergillus, a potentially deadly fungus that could spread across regions of the U ...

Rise of the Zombie Bugs” explores how parasites create real-life zombies in the insect and invertebrate world.

Learn how some fungi turn insects into zombies, others infect humans, and how they can’t be killed with drugs.