In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars. In traditional Chinese medicine, this parasitic fungus is prized for its purported medicinal effects.

Problem fungi Spore-forming, environmentally ubiquitous molds (e.g., Aspergillus and Rhizopus spp.) that cause opportunistic mucormycoses and disease in humans (immunocompromised and ...

SINGAPORE – The bird, barely the size of a human palm, struggled in the mesh net hanging between two wooden poles on Pulau Ubin, the biodiversity haven located off Singapore’s eastern coast.

A 32 year-old man has developed a life-threatening blood infection caused by mould, after living in a fungus-infected property where spores were 'covered up' with paint. Matthew Langsworth ...

Our findings support the existence of "thunder-storm asthma." Daily asthma hospital admissions increased 15% on days with thunderstorms. This effect is smaller than the few earlier studies ...

Through the generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, cold plasma disrupts fungal cell integrity, hinders spore germination, and inhibits toxin biosynthesis. Additionally, cold atmospheric ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. One lot of Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF ...

The United Kingdom (UK) is experiencing a thick layer of fog that has affected flights, trains, and other modes of travel. In the wake of this incident, a conspiracy theory has circulated online ...

JOHN MICHELOTTI IS A FUNGI. HE LEADS WORKSHOPS AND WALKS ... KCRA LIKED THESE KITS FROM NORTH SPORE AND FOREST ORIGINS. THERE ARE SO MANY VARIETIES TO TRY, EACH WITH A UNIQUE DEEP SAVORY FLAVOR ...

Some contain undisclosed chemical fertilizer. Some don’t contain any spores for the beneficial fungi they’re meant to produce. Some contain spores that aren’t viable. “These fungi can do ...