If there is dead or sickly-looking grass near the fairy ring or mushrooms, the fungus may have grown too dense.

Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call. Since then, health experts worldwide have sat on tenterhooks, ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

Fungal biology is the scientific discipline that concerns the biology of fungi, which include unicellular microorganisms as well as large multicellular organisms. Fungal biology is sometimes ...

Yeast infections on the scalp are caused by an overgrowth of fungal organisms. Candida is the yeast that most often infects the scalp. The problem can also be caused by Malassezia, a yeast that often ...

White matter and other changes around the toenails and fingernails can occur with psoriasis or nail fungus. However, fungal infections are contagious, and psoriasis is not. The causes and ...

A recent study provides insights into the life history and behaviour of the endemic Cape Autumn Widow butterfly (Dira clytus), a species endemic to South Africa. A recent study published in the ...

Residents at a block of flats in Kent say their lives have become "a nightmare" as unfinished roof work is allowing rainwater to stream into the building. In May, contractors fitted pre-fabricated ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

Like many microbes, there are helpful fungi and harmful fungi. When harmful fungi invade the body, they can be difficult to kill, as they can survive in the environment and re-infect the person ...

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S aureus, Moraxella catarrhalis, Legionella species, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the endemic fungi must also be considered, especially in compromised hosts. Based upon this probable spectrum ...