Zombie horror series The Last of Us might feel a little more real after you learn about a fungus that infects cave spiders ...

A never-before-seen fungus that can infect humans has been detected in China. Two men, in their 60s and 80s, have already died while infected with the pathogen, called R. fluvialis, though it's ...

The new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, found in Northern Ireland, has been officially recognized by scientists in a recent ...

From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to treating disease in humans, is there anything fungi can’t do? Chris Dart Neither plants nor animals, fungi are the most underappreciated ...

As climate change makes the planet less habitable for humans, it only becomes a better place for fungi. In recent years, experts have become increasingly alarmed by the rapid spread of fungal ...

The work helps explain why minimal changes in the human genome, also known as missense ... developmental and muscle-wasting diseases. Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in ...

a real type of fungus used in traditional Chinese medicine. Cordyceps primarily infects insects rather than humans. Cordyceps infects insects such as ants by manipulating their behaviour.