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A drug-resistant fungus is a threat to human health.
Truffles are one of the world’s most expensive foods and climate crisis is changing the way they grow.
Raw flour at the store still contains live microorganisms. And while cooking can kill the fungi, it doesn’t destroy any illness-causing mycotoxins that might be present.
Slime moulds feature throughout HBO’s The Last of Us. While they aren’t a true fungus, they do have a lot in common with zombies.
While ‘The Last of Us’ is a dramatic projection of a deadly fungal outbreak, it is based, if not in reality, in logic. And it’s a reminder that fungal infections are growing more resistant.
Dangerous fungal infections are on the rise globally. But we have few drugs that work and no prospect of anti-fungal vaccines any time soon.
A new study looked at the many claims made about soil fungi and found some misconceptions.
When it comes to cleaning up land contaminated by toxic waste, we can follow nature’s example before humans populated the earth.
Huge swathes of Africa remain unstudied and their species undocumented.
Fungal infections are quickly becoming a global concern.
Over hundreds of million years of evolution, ants have come up with some pretty smart solutions to problems of agriculture, navigation and architecture. People could learn a thing or two.
Don’t let microbes and insects turn your Halloween masterpiece into a horror show before the big night.
With the dual threats of antibiotic resistance and emerging pandemics, finding new drugs becomes even more urgent. A trove of medicines may be lying under our nose.
When Melbourne had to isolate during COVID lockdowns, Greg Moore and his family discovered the pleasure of a very fine fungi-spotting season.
Fungi underpin life on Earth, but are far less well catalogued and understood than animals and plants. Three scientists call for including fungi in conservation strategies and environmental laws.
New research has found what may be language in electrical impulses transmitted between mushrooms.
Plants communicate with the fungi on their roots, but the effects on the ecosystem of deliberately adding fungi as a fertilizer are unknown — and might be harmful.
Dehumidifiers can help if you’re clever with that you’re trying to achieve, but you should always look to solve the underlying cause. That means, where possible, improving exhaust and ventilation.
In a damp or water-damaged environment, toxic mould species grow and release spores that can cause health problems if inhaled.
Top contributors
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics, and Director of the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Mycology and Plant Pathology, West Virginia University
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Professor in Plant-Soil Processes, University of Sheffield
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Adjunct academic, mycology, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Mycorrhizal Ecology, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, Earlham Institute
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Professor, Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University
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Honorary Professor Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling
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Associate Lecturer, Department of Biology, Lund University
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Professor of Microbiology, The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore
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Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Chairperson, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester