There are new signs that a dangerous fungus is once again on the move. Candida auris is a type of yeast that can cause ...

In brief Candida auris infections have surged from 52 cases in 2016 to over 4,500 in 2023, CDC data shows The fungus kills ...

Steven Weersing survived both the Joplin tornado and the potentially fatal fungus that spread among survivors — now he's ...

That time of year is almost upon us, when millions of people in the UK succumb to pollen-induced sneezes, sniffles and itchy eyes: the dreaded hay fever. Now scientists may have identified a key ...

I’m Flora Lichtman. When I hear microbiome, I think of the billions and billions of bacteria that call my body home. But the microbiome is more diverse than that. It includes viruses and parasites and ...

The Waltham Public Library hosted naturalist Jonathan Kranz, who led a small audience through the joys and practicalities of foraging for mushrooms in New England.

If it detects an unwanted substance, it will mount an immune response — a complex attack to protect the body from invaders like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. It also recognizes and ...

The fungi kingdom is all through local forests and the Aongatete Forest Project wants to share their knowledge with the ...

and whether the fungus benefits from living with the tree, or whether there are conditions under which it turns from a partner to a threat to the tree. "There is a growing body of evidence in ...