A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of ...

facilitating the release and dispersal of fungal spores. “Infected spiders exhibit behavioural changes similar to those reported for zombie ants,” scientists write in the study. The fungi ...

facilitating the release and dispersal of fungal spores. “Infected spiders exhibit behavioural changes similar to those reported for zombie ants,” scientists write in the study. The fungi, named ...

White matter and other changes around the toenails and fingernails can occur with psoriasis or nail fungus. However, fungal infections are contagious, and psoriasis is not. The causes and ...

The city of Palm Springs rests in the shadows of the San Jacinto Mountains. The towering, snowcapped peaks of Southern California's second-highest mountain range are beautiful to behold from the ...

A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland during filming for a TV show.

He explains: "The mould is normally caused by a fungus. The fungus releases something called spores. "That particularly nasty-looking black mould releases the spores into the air and those spores ...

Residents at a block of flats in Kent say their lives have become "a nightmare" as unfinished roof work is allowing rainwater to stream into the building. In May, contractors fitted pre-fabricated ...

As the leaves drop from the tree, remove them from the ground below it and either destroy or compost them to limit the spread of the fungus. Because the fungus overwinters and then shoots spores back ...