In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects insects — evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a ...

Fungi adapt to heat, spread through spores, and may cause more fungal infections in a warmer, crowded, connected world.

A pest called the fall armyworm has spread across the globe, threatening food security in more than 80 countries. But now, ...

When most people think of dangerous infections, they picture bacteria or viruses. But for infectious disease specialists like ...

The CDC noted that it can cause “infection in different parts of the body like the blood, wounds, and ears” and that symptoms ...

Watch nutrients flow through an underground circulatory system that connects fungi and plants. A new study shows how these ...

After two long years, the highly anticipated second season of HBO’s The Last of Us is almost here. In the new season, five ...

Since the first US case of Candida auris was detected in 2016, the number of infections has soared prompting the CDC to label ...

Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report. (Rebecca Conway/Getty Images ...

Candida Auris (also called C. auris) is a deadly fungus killing more than one in three infected patients. First detected in ...

Cases of a multi-drug resistant, highly-fatal, and highly transmissive fungus are increasing rapidly in the United States, a new study warns.