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Not scrolling on phone, getting your hands dirty with soil can make you happier, say Harvard and gardening experts- Forget the internet, there's a hidden superhighway under your feet, and it's almost a billion Sun trips long
- Scientists just mapped 110 quadrillion kilometers of hidden fungal threads underground, weighing about five times all humans combined
- Project Hail Mary is real? Scientists discover vast underground fungal network spanning 110 quadrillion kilometresA massive underground fungal network, stretching billions of times to the Sun and back, has been mapped. This hidden web connects plants, s...16 Jun, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
- Kyle Busch's cause of death explained: What is sepsis and how can pneumonia turn deadly? Symptoms you should never ignoreWhat is sepsis?: NASCAR champion Kyle Busch's sudden death from severe pneumonia progressing to sepsis has sparked widespread concern. The ...24 May, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
- The Mystery of “Zombie Fungi” That Control Insect Behavior Is ExpandingA fungus from the Ophiocordyceps genus is systematically altering insect behavior, compelling them to leave colonies and position themselve...06 Apr, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
- Mould On Bathroom Sealant Comes Off EasilyFlaky bathroom sealant is more than a cosmetic issue. It signals a battle between microbes, moisture, and materials. Research from New Zeal...02 Apr, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
- Towering Ancient Fossils May Represent Entirely New Form of LifeA 150-year-old fossil, Prototaxites, once thought to be a giant fungus or plant, is now believed to be an entirely extinct lineage of compl...26 Feb, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
- How Trees Warn Each Other of Danger Through the SoilBeneath forest floors, intricate fungal networks link trees, facilitating the exchange of nutrients and chemical signals. Stressed trees ca...23 Feb, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
- 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...22 Feb, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
- 400-Million-Year-Old Giant Prototaxites Finally Identified as a New Form of LifeScientists have long debated the identity of Prototaxites, a towering organism from Earth's ancient past. New research suggests it was neit...16 Feb, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
- This ‘Zombie Fungus’ Controls Ants Without Touching Their Brains—Here’s HowA parasitic fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, precisely controls carpenter ants' final actions without invading their brains. Fungal cel...07 Feb, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
- Scientists develop computer-like memory from shiitake mushrooms that could replace silicon-based chipsScientists have engineered a novel memory device using mushroom mycelium, the intricate white threads beneath fungi. These bio-based circui...29 Oct, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
- Sustained rise in antimicrobial resistance in India: ICMR studyA study by ICMR revealed that Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii showed resistance to imipenem among ICU patients with blood...06 Oct, 2024, 02.41 PM IST
- Mushrooms saving the planet: From aiding fungal network to being every gourmand's delightTermites need the fungi to consume the forest debris they collect and turn it into an edible form for them.26 Jun, 2022, 08.58 AM IST
- Accursed Share partners with author Merlin Sheldrake to launch NFT collectionThe NFTs are digitally curated from Sheldrake's studies of three-dimensional scans of thousands of sliced and rendered samples of plants an...07 Feb, 2022, 12.23 PM IST
- France surprises the world with harvest of rare white truffle that are mainly found in ItalyThe price of tuber magnatum normally surpasses $360 for just 100 grams.17 Feb, 2021, 01.36 PM IST
- Quadria Cap concludes Rs 475.31 crore investment in ConcordPrivate equity firm Quadria Capital has concluded a Rs 475.31 crore investment in biopharmaceutical active ingredient manufacturer Concord ...05 Jul, 2016, 04.20 PM IST
- New parasitic plant species Sciaphila yakushimensis discovered in JapanThe new plant species named Sciaphila yakushimensis was found on the subtropical Japanese island of Yakushima, located off the coast of Kyu...21 Feb, 2016, 02.51 PM IST
- Tech QueriesI recently bought a DSLR, but I do not get much time to use it. Someone told me that keeping a DSLR packed leads to fungus forming on the l...18 May, 2011, 08.26 AM IST
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