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Scientists discover new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species in Mexico's cloud forests: Here's why they glowMexico's cloud forests are home to newly discovered bioluminescent fungi, some species entirely new to science. These glowing mushrooms, be...
New Zealand in the 1850s planted millions of pines for timber, but today scientists are spending millions trying to stop them from overrunning native mountainsNew Zealand's high country is battling an invasion of non-native pine trees, introduced generations ago for forestry. These 'wilding conife...
Britain in the 1920s planted millions of Sitka spruce trees for timber, but scientists now say the country's forests support far fewer birds, plants, and insects than native woodlandsBritain's vast Sitka spruce plantations, while economically vital, host a surprisingly limited number of species compared to native trees. ...
Forget the internet, there's a hidden superhighway under your feet, and it's almost a billion Sun trips longForget the internet, there's a hidden superhighway under your feet, and it's almost a billion Sun trips long and scientists have now mapped...
Scientists just mapped 110 quadrillion kilometers of hidden fungal threads underground, weighing about five times all humans combinedVast underground fungal networks, stretching billions of times to the sun, exist in Earth's soil. These hyphae, finer than hair, weigh more...
The Wood Wide Web: The Secret Underground Network That Lets Trees Share Food and “Talk”Beneath the forest floor, a vast network of fungi, known as mycorrhizal networks, connects trees, facilitating the exchange of nutrients an...
Not a virus or bacteria, but this silent killer is spreading and climate change is helping it thriveA deadly airborne fungus called Aspergillus is spreading rapidly across the globe, with scientists warning that climate change is accelerat...
Zombie Apocalypse? The fungus that eats you alive is coming, and climate change just gave it a passportGlobal warming is exacerbating the threat of deadly fungal infections, particularly those caused by Aspergillus species. A recent study rev...
Aspergillus: All about the fungus that could spark a pandemic like in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’A new study forecasts that climate change will enable Aspergillus, a fungus causing the deadly disease aspergillosis, to expand its reach a...
What's Coccidioides (Valley Fever)? The 'Last of Us'-like deadly fungal superbug spreading globally and infecting even healthy peopleFungal infections are emerging as a global health crisis, with valley fever spreading rapidly due to climate change and wildfires. Drug res...
Is there a new global health threat? Fungal superbugs spread panic with climate change expanding its reachA new global health threat is emerging as drug-resistant fungal infections such as Aspergillus fumigatus and Coccidioides are spreading, dr...
Dangerous & rare fungus becoming more prevalent, scientists blame climate changeCandida auris, a rare and dangerous fungal infection, is becoming a global health threat that can cause severe illness with a mortality rat...
Study: Microorganisms' ability to adapt to climate change may help to reduce global warming
Pollution causing malnutrition in trees- How toxic air is causing malnutrition in trees
London, June 25 (IANS) Besides affecting human health, air pollution is also causing malnutrition in trees by harming a fungi that is impor...
- Fungi made life on Earth possible: Study
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Life on earth would have been impossible without the humble fungi, as they played an essential role in the creation o...
- Antarctica's ice-free areas to increase by 2100
Canberra, June 29 (IANS) Areas of Antarctica devoid of ice could increase by up to 25 per cent by the end of the century because of climate...
Antibiotic crisis needs united global response: ExpertsGrowing resistance to antibiotics and other drugs demands a co-ordinated global response on the same scale as efforts to address climate ch...
- Global warming spurs spread of crop pests, finds new study
Crop pests are spreading to colder parts of the world as climate change warms the world, a new study has revealed. It used published observ...
- Sinhagad forest area has over 1,000 fungi species: Study
A team of city researchers have claimed that there are over 1,000 species of fungi and more than 60 different types of lichens in and aroun...