Fungus can do a lot for us — make bread, make beer and cure infections, in the case of penicillin. But when the fungus infects us, well, that’s not nearly as much fun as beer. From your head to your ...

Fungal infections are becoming more common in the United States, but unlike illnesses caused by bacteria or viruses, there’s no vaccine to protect against a fungal threat. While scientists aren’t ...

As certain fungi such as Candida auris become more widespread throughout the U.S., deaths related to severe fungal infections are rising. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez explains what you should know.

Two cases of a common fungal infection known as tinea, or ringworm, failed to respond to standard treatment due to a recently emerged fungus in the United States, according to a recent Centers for ...

Invasive fungal infections are now estimated to affect about 6.5 million people every year around the world, and while many ...

A “mycology thriller” imagines a hidden healing mushroom. In real life, scientists are searching far and wide to map the world’s unseen fungi. This is an article from our newsletter “Science Goes To ...

While the phenomenon of a fungal storm is most common in the Southwest, no region is necessarily immune to their effects though.