"This is nature's irony at its finest... The same fungus once feared for bringing death may now help save lives." Not long ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

Could a legendary tomb curse become a medical miracle? Scientists may have reengineered Aspergillus flavus, linked to King ...

In November 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter peered through a small hole into the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamun. When ...

With the grass pollen season hitting its peak there are reasons why some days your hayfever is worse than others ...

The same deadly fungus is now being looked at as a potential cancer treatment. The therapy detailed in this new study is a ...

When people died after entering the ancient pyramids for the first time it was blamed on a Pharaoh's Curse or Mummy's Revenge ...

The mystery deepened in the 1970s when a team of scientists entered the tomb of Polish king Casimir IV. Within weeks, 10 out ...

Associated with the infamous King Tut's curse, a deadly spore may now be turned into a potent leukemia treatment.

In the 1970s, a dozen scientists entered the tomb of Casimir IV in Poland. Within weeks, 10 of them died from Aspergillus ...

Different types of fungi can cause otomycosis. ... We breathe in its spores every day without any problems. But for some, it can cause health issues, such as lung infections and allergic reactions.

Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of ...