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The origin of this eerie liquid, however, remains a mystery, sparking fascination among nature lovers and casual hikers alike ...

A peculiar species of fungus native to much of Canada, known by the scientific name of Hydnellum peckii, has many bizarre colloquial names like "the bleeding tooth fungus" and "the Devil's tooth ...

One of the workers in The Penguin drug lab explains that the white mushroom, oozing little red dots on its cap is a basidiospore – reproductive cells produced by a fungus, in this case a mushroom – ...

Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...

Insects have plenty to beware when it comes to carnivorous plants. Add an acid-loving fungus to that list of dangers. Sundew plants have tentacle-like leaves that curl around and entrap flies and ...

Also called oral candidiasis, it is a fungal infection that can lead to a yeast infection on your tongue, the roof of your mouth, inner cheeks, gums and tonsils as well. While this can happen at any ...

Tinea is commonly known as ringworm, a fungal infection that can be found anywhere on the body. It gets its name because of the circular rash it causes. The name of the infection is determined by ...

A case of a man in India who almost went blind due to the growth of bacteria in his eyes has been reported to the medical ...

A study, published in Fungal Ecology on September 12, 2024, examined how a wood-decaying mycelial network responded to two different situations: wood blocks placed in a circle versus cross ...

Eventually, players will be able to unlock an alternate starting biome called Fungal Swamp, with its own unique enemies and loot drops. But like most roguelikes, the steps to unlocking this ...

Fungal genomics is a scientific discipline that concerns the genome, encompassing the entire hereditary information, of fungi. Fungal genomics can, for example, be used to study fungal evolution ...