Researchers have discovered how a compound found in a caterpillar fungus may be able to disrupt the out-of-control cell growth that drives cancer. The findings represent an important step toward ...

At some point, the insects are exposed to spores of the fungus Massospora cicadina. It’s not clear to scientists whether it happens when the cicadas enter the soil or when they leave it ...

A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the ...

The fungus, when inhaled in dust ... the connection seems clear to many of the front-line health workers grappling with the disease. “I cannot think of any other infection that is so closely ...