In an Irish cave, a TV crew found a dead spider covered with a fungus. The fungus turned out to be a new species that turned ...

A new species of fungus straight out of a nightmare has been found lurking on the ceiling of an abandoned gunpowder storeroom ...

The spiders, which are most commonly known to hide themselves away, begin to act irregularly when they contract the fungus.

Scientists have discovered a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, that turns reclusive Irish cave spiders into zombies.

Scientists recently uncovered a new species of fungus that turns spiders into "zombies," manipulating their behavior before ...

occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it. Like many microbes, there are helpful fungi and harmful fungi.

The Ophiocordyceps sinensis – colloquially called caterpillar fungus or “Himalayan gold” – it can fetch astronomical prices ...

There are likely many more species left to be discovered. The fungus infecting the spiders works its way from inside the body to the outside, eventually covering its entire body. CABI / SWNS Even ...

When the fungus enters the body, the immune system sends white blood cells to the affected area to fight the infection and irritation.

Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Ahead of the return of the hit fungus-zombie horror series The Last of Us, scientists announced the discovery of a species of fungus that ...

A fungal skin infection in other parts of the body can also cause onychomycosis. Knowing the difference between nail psoriasis and nail fungus can prevent people with fungal infections from ...