Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UK) have contributed to discovering a "control switch" inside our immune cells ...

Cordyceps fungi rely on highly specialized spores to spread infection, turning a single host into the starting point of a much larger biological assault. After killing the insect, the fungus grows ...

Researchers identified a species that can survive radiation, extreme heat and simulated Martian soil, posing a new challenge for protocols intended to keep the red planet pristine. By Emily ...

They are a common sight in damp British gardens, but if you don't want fungus, toadstools or mushrooms to spread there is something you can do easily and cheaply to get rid of them and to stop them ...

OpenAI is releasing an update to its artificial intelligence image-generating software that it says will let users create accurate, complex charts and scientific diagrams, part of a bid by the company ...

A deadly hospital fungus that resists nearly every antifungal drug may have an unexpected weakness. Researchers discovered that Candida auris activates specific genes during infection to hunt for ...

An estimated 1.5 million deaths worldwide are attributed to invasive fungal diseases annually. 5 Of these, hospital-acquired infections—most frequently caused by species of Candida—account for around ...

He also overheats and has long-term fatigue. But experts say we need to put the illness into perspective – if you spend a ...

Combatting bacterial and viral infections is getting tougher because of their growing resistance to drugs. Antibiotic drugs can no longer be counted on to conquer nasty bacteria. Antivirals don't ...

Again and again, the works return to what is ancient, universal and enduring: symbols, cosmologies and archetypes that ...