#Fungus

Several newly discovered species of fungi that are potentially harmful to humans could become airborne during periods of drought. That’s right. As if we didn’t have enough to worry about with the return of the bubonic plague and a newly rediscovered “zombie” virus, now we’ve got to worry about the

No, we’re not heading towards an apocalypse similar to The Last of Us. However, there is great cause for concern as a deadly super-fungus is spreading in the United States at an “alarming rate.” At least that is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is saying. Candida auris

iStockphoto / Puripat penpun There is a bizarre, irritating phenomenon that plagues the sweaty beast. It is one with the power to turn even the most civilized specimen of a well-groomed man into a wild freaking animal. If it strikes, a guy will excessively scratch himself anywhere he can, even in

Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know? I have been obsessed (read: horrified but fascinated) with epidemics and the inevitable coming plague ever since I read The Hot Zone years ago. I couldn’t sleep for a week, and I still wash my hands obsessively – because I just know that

Author: Elizabeth Howell / Source: Space.com (Image: © NASA) Just like on Earth, there is a robust population of bacteria and fungi on the International Space Station (ISS) — and a new study catalogues its exact composition. Most of the microbes are associated with humans, particularly the