Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

Zombie fungi were already controlling insects 100 million years ago, according to a recent study of fossils trapped in ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

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Antimicrobial resistance not only undermines the efficacy of current treatments but also endangers the entirety of modern ...

Researchers analyzed the fossils using optical microscopes, looking both at the fungi and the insects they had infected. Then ...

Much later, in the 19th Century, swimming pools emerged in Britain and the US. But along with them came the challenge of keeping them hygienic. Even now, public – and private – swimming pools can ...

London: Some of the most intriguing science fiction springs from eerie, real-life phenomena. Case in point, the mutant parasite in the video game series “The Last of Us,” CNN said on Monday.Creators ...

The combination of climate change and pathogen expansion could be fueling a surge in infectious diseases. GEN consulted ...

A Singapore skincare company born out of a traditional soya sauce business may hold clues to new cancer therapies, thanks to ...

From teeth covered aparitions to mutated flatworms, television has been home to some of the most creative monsters of all ...

Certain ribosomally synthesized antibiotic peptides show an exceptionally broad spectrum of activity against Gram-negative and -positive bacteria, fungi as well as viruses and parasites.