Fifteen years ago, scientists discovered a new species of deadly, drug-resistant fungus: Candida auris. It is now considered one of the most dangerous fungal pathogens on Earth. In this excerpt ...

A bacterium makes a molecule that kills drug-resistant fungi in an unusual way — by targeting various phospholipid molecules ...

Antibiotics increase the gut oxygen levels and favor growth of harmful fungi. Chemically restoring intestinal gut hypoxia ...

Leafcutter ants appear to remember past infections and respond more aggressively to familiar threats, according to a new ...

Why are some fungi helpful and others harmful? asks Paul Glaister from Reading. Rutherford and Fry try to outdo each other with fungal top trumps in their attempt to find the answer. As Hannah ...

Scientists have long suspected that the key to explaining plant diversity lay with their enemies, including harmful fungi found in the soil. However, studying microbial life in soil has been ...