There are many reasons to fear a new fungal pathogen—from the paucity of antifungal drug options to lack of vaccines and diagnostic difficulties in humans, to the potential for catastrophic crop and ...

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A rare fungal infection thought to mainly occur in the northern Midwest and parts of the Southeast is more common in other parts of the U.S. than expected, new research published Wednesday finds. The ...

As the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles’ history continue to raze California, there’s a chance something else could ...

A new study from the University of Minnesota found that several species of parasitic fungi were effective at killing emerald ...

Fungal spores continue to pose a significant challenge in food processing due to their innate ability to withstand high temperatures. The structural integrity of these spores, often enhanced by ...

It sounds like something from a Pedro Pascal zombie drama, but the rise of deadly fungal spores has got some in the scientific community running scared. Neither plants nor animals, fungi are “the most ...

The University of Minnesota announced on Tuesday a new study that found certain fungi in the state can kill the invasive ...

“The Last of Us” on HBO envisions a pandemic with a twist: It’s a fungus, not a virus, that devastates the planet. Season 2 of the hit show, which is adapted from a video game, begins on Sunday, April ...

Monosson is the author of Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Amherst There are many reasons to fear a new fungal pathogen—from ...