Even in their natural state, some asperigimycins killed leukemia cells in lab tests. But the researchers went further. By ...

The story of the “Pharaoh’s Curse” haunted archaeologists for hundreds of years. It started with the excavation of King ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

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

A fungus once feared for causing deadly infections in ancient tombs is now offering new hope in the fight against cancer.

Aspergillus flavus is a toxic crop fungus that has been linked to deaths in the excavation of ancient tombs. It was recently ...

At Hong Kong’s wet markets, Cheng says “there’s always a sense of discovery.” A favourite ingredient is dried seafood. “It’s ...

A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways ...

Scientists have found that a deadly tomb fungus called Aspergillus flavus may hold the key to promising new treatments for leukemia.

The myth gained global attention in the 1920s, when the tomb of King Tutankhamun was unearthed by a team of archaeologists. What followed was a chain of mysterious deaths, including Lord Carnarvon, ...

Could the deadly fungus linked to Tutankhamun’s curse be the key to a groundbreaking cancer treatment? In recent years, the ...

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