Penn engineering researchers modified a fungus called Aspergillus flavus, which may have caused lung disease and illness in ...

Scientists have caught ancient parasitic fungi in the act of bursting from insect hosts, in dramatic scenes frozen in amber.

So most fungi are actually pretty beneficial for us. IRA FLATOW: Give me an example. PATTY KAISHIAN: Basically, most terrestrial plants have some sort of partnership with fungi. Meaning the fungus is ...

Lens fungus feeds on moisture and darkness, silently damaging optics. Learn how to spot, prevent and stop it before it is too ...

Nail fungus and nail psoriasis have similar symptoms, and you could have both at the same time. ... Once these organisms are on your feet or hands, they can get under your nail and multiply.

The palm of this patient’s left hand exhibited a brown, discolored, irregularly shaped patch of skin, which had been diagnosed as a case of tinea nigra, caused by the fungus Hortaea werneckii ...

Two Chinese researchers were charged with trying to smuggle strains of a fungus called Fusarium graminearum into the U.S.

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

Antonis Rokas, a fungal biologist at Vanderbilt University who was not affiliated with the study, calls the work a tour de ...

Nail fungus, also known as onychomycosis, is a common infection that affects fingernails and toenails. While it may seem like a minor cosmetic concern, nail fungus can significantly impact hand ...

Medical and health care experts in New York weighed in on the rise in cases of the potentially deadly fungus candida auris, which is typically found in hospital settings and long-term care facilities.