The University of Santo Tomas (UST), represented by academic researchers, students and alumni, won several awards ...

While filming a BBC nature program — Winterwatch — the crew came across a spider infected with a fungus. The white fungus looked like frost or coral had grown from the spider’s body. Now, after ...

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate spiders’ behavior–and turn them into “zombies.” The fungus named ...

The fungus absorbs all of the spider's nutrients and when conditions are right, like high humidity in the cave, G. attenboroughii grows long structures on the spider to disperse its spores.

White matter and other changes around the toenails and fingernails can occur with psoriasis or nail fungus. However, fungal infections are contagious, and psoriasis is not. The causes and ...

By James Poniewozik From “The Last of Us” to athlete’s foot commercials, fungus does not have the ... and protect it from the forces who would like to erase all traces of its existence.

Yeast infections on the scalp are caused by an overgrowth of fungal organisms. Candida is the yeast that most often infects the scalp. The problem can also be caused by Malassezia, a yeast that often ...