Among the most dangerous fungi is Aspergillus fumigatus, which thrives at body temperature, making it especially lethal.

Warmer temperatures caused by climate change are increasing the environment where fungus, which can cause lung infections in ...

Learn how some fungi turn insects into zombies, others infect humans, and how they can't be killed with drugs.

Climatic shifts are broadening the geographical reach of many potentially lethal pathogens, such as those borne by mosquitoes ...

Fungi spread themselves through the environment in the form of spores - tiny single-cell seeds which can lie dormant for years before germinating. In the insect world, these spores infect their ...

The trailer for the hit HBO series appears to show the 'zombie fungus' cordyceps infecting humans by releasing air-borne spores, instead of through tentacles -- closer to scientific reality.

The Last of Us is back on April 13 and this season is more realistic than ever. The trailer for the hit HBO series appears to show the “zombie fungus” cordyceps infecting humans by releasing air-borne ...