The new fungus Gibellula attenboroughii on the orb-weaving cave spider. Credit: CABI Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus ...

The infected spiders - seen here with the fungus over its head and body - have been found in several cave systems across the island of Ireland It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV ...

A new zombie pathogen has been discovered in Ireland. This insidious fungus infects cave spiders and alters their behavior to help spread its spores to new victims. Later expeditions found similar ...

In 2019, state health officials released the first-ever list of hospitals and nursing homes in New York that treated patients harboring Candida auris, the deadly drug-resistant fungus. That list ...

Nearly 14 years after white-nose syndrome began devastating bat populations in New Brunswick, researchers see signs the fungus is receding and bats are becoming more resilient against the disease.