Kansas health officials say dozens of people were stricken by a hard to treat and potentially deadly fungus in 2025. The ...

It's a high-priority human fungal pathogen, causing infection outbreaks of high mortality in health-care settings, according ...

Fungal infections kill millions of people each year, and modern medicine is struggling to keep up. But researchers at ...

The CDC did not report any C. auris infections in South Carolina in 2025, although neighboring states contained cases. In ...

Candida auris is a fast-spreading, drug-resistant fungus threatening hospitals worldwide, with limited treatments and urgent ...

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus is extending its tendrils around the world. Research out this month finds that the public ...

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus, Candida auris, is spreading globally, with 7,000 US cases in 2025. Researchers warn of ...

Learn more about the chemical arms race between a fungus, a tree, and a beetle.

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...