While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate spiders’ behavior–and turn them into “zombies.” The fungus named ...
A fungus named in honour of Sir David Attenborough has been found infecting and manipulating spiders in a Northern Ireland cave turning them into The Last of Us-style “zombies”. Researchers ...
White matter and other changes around the toenails and fingernails can occur with psoriasis or nail fungus. However, fungal infections are contagious, and psoriasis is not. The causes and ...
Toenail fungus is caused by an overgrowth of yeast ... Other foods that encourage yeast growth are those that contain yeast such as bread, dried fruit, mushrooms, soy sauce, vinegar, peanuts ...
A 2016 study provided the first evidence that fungus-infected spiders may also be changing their behaviour, moving from their characteristic concealed niches to die in elevated or freely-exposed ...