For decades, a grisly mystery has buzzed around one fly-killing fungi. No matter when the fungus infects a fly, it always dies at the same time of day. Death always comes at sunset. When molecular ...

The ‘ginormous’ cat-killer fungus spreading across South America - Pathogenic fungi may even tolerate high body temperatures, scientists warn ...

A new ‘killer fungus’ has arrived the UK – but we’re not at risk of turning into zombies just yet. Instead, the new arrival has raised scientists’ hopes for restoring our natural habitats. The ...

The heath-star moss has spread quickly through the UK and Europe A new species of "killer fungus" has been discovered in Britain that destroys an aggressively invasive plant, raising hopes that ...