Rare Fungal Outbreak Leaves Dozens Sick at Paper Mill in Michigan; What Causes the Spread of Infection?

Medicine & Technology Apr 11, 2023

Typically, only one or two out of 100,000 people get sick with this fungal infection. Read to learn more.

Man Gets Infected by Silver Leaf Fungus That Typically Attacks Rose Plants; Case Is First Reported Human Infection, Specialists Say

Apr 05, 2023

This is the first time the silver leaf fungus crosses over and infects humans. Read to learn more.

CDC Warns of a Deadly Fungus Sweeping Throughout US: Should People Be Worried of Getting Infected?

Mar 31, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that the deadly fungus is spreading across the country at an "alarming" rate. Read the article to learn more details.

Can Mycorrhizal Fungus Network be a Medium of Communication For Forest Trees? Evidence Seems Shaking Research Claims

Feb 14, 2023

Can a tree talk to another tree? Wood wide web, a proposed theory of communication of trees in a forest. Read on to know how trees can gossip with each other.

Death Cap The Deadliest Fungus That Caused 90% of Fatalities From Mushroom

Feb 09, 2023

Death cap mushroom has killed so many people that it's called the deadliest fungus. Continue reading to know the full story.

Pathogenic Fungus Adapting in Warmer Temperatures to Withstand Climate Change

Feb 02, 2023

A new study found that higher temperatures lead a pathogenic fungus into overdrive with its adaptive reactions. Read the article to learn more.

Genome Scientists Found Evolutionary Benefit to Harmful Fungus Batrachochytrium Salamandrivorans

Jan 05, 2023

Genome scientists found a revolutionary advantage on fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, read on to know more about this study!

Lethal Yeast Fungus Candida Auris Infecting Seven Continents Possibly Commence Global Outbreak, Study Reveals

Dec 20, 2022

A new study reveals a possible global commencement of candida auris fungus, as it infected all seven continents as of the present times. Get to know more about this news here. Read now!

Stunning Photo of a Fungus Making a Dead Fly Into a 'Zombie' Wins Prestigious Award

Aug 20, 2022

Check out the winning images from the 2022 BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition with the top-winning image of the fungus making a fly its zombie slave.

Deadly Fungus Turns Flies Into Zombies and Releases Pheromones Attracting Males to Mate With the Corpse

Jul 20, 2022

A fungus considered to be a master manipulator bewitches male flies to unwilling necrophilia with dead female flies for it to survive. Read the article to know more details.

Bioinsectide Photorhabdus Luminescens Has Anti-Fungal Properties to Fight Phytopathogenic Fungus [Study]

Jul 07, 2022

A new research reveals that bioinsecticide photorhabdus luminescens has anti-fungal properties. Continue reading to know how it kills phytopathogenic fungus.

Cow Dung Once Believed to Treat COVID-19, Now Found Responsible for Deadly Black Fungus Epidemic in India

Apr 07, 2022

In 2021, cow dung was reported helpful in India as it was used to treat COVID-19. Find out how it has turned responsible for the deadly epidemic in the country.

Rare Drug-Resistant Fungus Infects Two Patients in New Orleans, Feared to Become a Global Heath Risk

Jan 20, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified an emerging fungus in 19 states since last year that could become a serious global health threat.

Why Is Honey Fungus Considered the Largest Living Creature on Earth? Scientists Search for Reasons

Dec 04, 2021

While the blue whale is known for being the largest animal known to exist on this planet, a mushroom species called honey fungus is said to be the largest creature on Earth.

Aquatic Fungus Now a Threat to Terrestrial Frog Survival; Will they be the Next Amphibians to be Wiped Off the Map?

Oct 25, 2021

An aquatic fungus had recently threatened to wipe off terrestrial frogs as it has done to the extinction of some species of amphibians.