At least 10% of Midwest cicadas were infected with Massospora cicadina, a sexually transmitted fungus in the 2020 brood. Will ...

Infections rates are rising for drug-resistant strain of fungus that has been found in the hospital systems of at least two states. The Hill reports that the fungus, Candida auris, was first found ...

Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves, when they will plague several regions on the East Coast with swarms of insects that ...

The 17-year periodical Brood XIV cicada, last seen in 2008, will reemerge from the ground in 2025. Tennessee is expected to have one of the largest concentrations of cicadas anywhere in the U.S ...

“They're walking dead.” He also noted that the fungus has a "hallucinatory effect" on birds that eat the infected cicadas. Two Cicada Broods Are Emerging at Once and They 'Will Pee in Jets' on ...

(NEXSTAR) – New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states’ hospital systems. Candida auris, also called C. auris, was first identified in the U.S ...

A more active cicada—one that’s interacting with lots of other cicadas—is likely beneficial for a fungus seeking to maximize infections. There may be other interesting psychoactive molecules as well, ...

While the great cicada emergence of 2024 brought a historic convergence of cicada broods, what will happen in 2025? Turns out, another is emergence is on the horizon, and while this one could once ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is one of five states expected to see the highest concentration of cicada activity this spring. The Brood XIV (14) cicada is expected to emerge across the United ...