A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of ...

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

A component found in all fungi may provide a shield against flu-related lung damage, according to a new study.

A new species of fungus straight out of a nightmare has been found lurking on the ceiling of an abandoned gunpowder storeroom ...

While filming a TV documentary inside an old Victorian gunpowder store in Northern Ireland, scientists made an intriguing ...

In this week’s Science for All newsletter, Priyali Prakash writes about a newly discovered type of fungus that turns spiders ...

It grows inside a host, forces it to climb to a high point, then bursts through its body, usually the head, and showers spores upon its brethren below. It's the fungus that inspired The ...

Named for David Attenborough, this fungus forces spiders away from their webs before sprouting from their bodies.

The cycle then repeats with the fungus growing long — and terrifying-looking — structures out of the spider's body. Despite the frightening optics, Evans told Live Science the substances the ...

From the mysterious white flecks that sometimes appear on nails to unusual ridging or changes in thickness, what do these ...