Taxonomic families include different genera — or plural of genus — which themselves include different species. Scientists classify organisms into these taxonomic groups to better understand how they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A digital rendering of yellow C. auris fungi. In 2009, doctors at a hospital in Japan published a paper identifying a new species ...

A study by the Mycology and Environmental Microbiology Unit of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili has identified new species of fungi that may cause infections or diseases in people and animals. Carried ...

Several new species of fungus have been found lurking in waterways, and they might be harmful to humans. The new species were discovered in the sediment of riverbeds across Spain. Many are closely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man in India visited a doctor for a sore throat that affected his ability to eat and swallow. Doctors found an abscess in his ...

Toenail fungus, or onychomycosis, is a nail infection that can make your toenails thicker, change color, or break apart. It affects about one in 10 people and is common in adults over 60. While fungi ...

Fungi are taking the U.S. by storm — and not in the good way.

SAN DIEGO — On the heels of a real pandemic, the new HBO drama "The Last of Us" is turning heads in its display of a post-apocalyptic America after a fungal infection spreads rampantly amongst humans.

Infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year will spread significantly to new regions as the planet heats up, new research predicts — and the world is not prepared. Fungi are ...

Types of toenail fungus are more common than you think, especially as we age. Toenail fungus will not go away on its own—it does require medical treatment to cure it. It can take up to a year for ...