Fungus can do a lot for us — make bread, make beer and cure infections, in the case of penicillin. But when the fungus infects us, well, that’s not nearly as much fun as beer. From your head to your ...

Please be aware that I will be scrupulously avoiding the subject of edible or poisonous mushrooms for three reasons. First, different people react to mushrooms in different ways. Second, there are ...

Plants and animals. Flora and fauna. While these phrases are familiar, they don't contain another kingdom of organisms crucial to local habitats. These life-forms are neither plants nor animals.

Experts fear common types of fungi are 'adapting' to become resistant to lifesaving medications, fueling potential outbreaks. Candida albicans is a generally harmless fungus that lives on the surface ...

Two cases of a common fungal infection known as tinea, or ringworm, failed to respond to standard treatment due to a recently emerged fungus in the United States, according to a recent Centers for ...

The Last of Us, eat your heart out. Scientists at the University of Georgia say they’ve developed a vaccine that should be able to protect against a variety of dangerous fungi. In animal studies, the ...

Rodney E. Rohde has received funding from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA), and other public and private ...

A “mycology thriller” imagines a hidden healing mushroom. In real life, scientists are searching far and wide to map the world’s unseen fungi. This is an article from our newsletter “Science Goes To ...

Experts fear common types of fungi are 'adapting' to become resistant to lifesaving medications, fueling potential outbreaks. Candida albicans is a generally harmless fungus that lives on the surface ...