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How A 407-Million-Year-Old Fossil From Scotland Revealed One Of Earth’s Oldest Plant-Fungus PartnershipsA remarkable fossil from Scotland, dating back 407 million years, reveals a previously unknown fungus, Rugososporomyces lavoisierae, living...15 Mar, 2026, 06.43 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
- 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
- Worried about fungus in your plants? Here’s how you deal with it and secure your garden through natural, homemade remediesProtect your garden from fungal intruders by understanding their causes and employing natural remedies. Stagnant water, overwatering, poor ...04 Sep, 2025, 07.17 AM IST
- What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus US authorities say was smuggled in from China?Two Chinese researchers are facing federal charges for allegedly smuggling Fusarium graminearum, a destructive fungus, into the U.S. last s...05 Jun, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
- What is the Chinese fungus, and how dangerous is it? U.S. says it stopped plan to bring pathogen to MichiganA Chinese scientist and his girlfriend are facing federal charges for allegedly smuggling Fusarium graminearum, a toxic fungus, into the U....04 Jun, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
- Weaponised fungus: From liver to reproductive harm, here’s what China’s bioweapon could have wreaked havoc onTwo Chinese nationals, Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu, face charges in the US for allegedly smuggling Fusarium graminearum, a dangerous fungu...04 Jun, 2025, 10.23 AM IST
- ‘Agroterrorism’: Chinese scientist arrested for smuggling deadly fungus into USTwo Chinese nationals have been charged by the US for smuggling Fusarium graminearum, a fungus classified as a potential agroterrorism weap...04 Jun, 2025, 07.57 AM IST
- 'The Last of Us' kind 'zombie fungus' found that eats the host body inside out, leaving only the exoskeletonThe Gibellula fungus, known for infecting and controlling spiders, has been discovered in a Scottish rainforest. This rare find by amateur ...09 Oct, 2024, 02.42 PM IST
- Kolkata man catches potentially deadly plant disease; first such case in worldThe 61-year-old unnamed person is a plant mycologist. He went to a hospital with complaints of "recurring couch, hoarseness of voice, diffi...01 Apr, 2023, 11.07 AM IST
- Afghanistan finds deadly fungal infection in COVID patientsIn Afghanistan, where people rarely wear masks and there is no social distancing, the numbers of new cases have been steadily rising, with ...03 Jul, 2021, 07.51 PM IST
- Black fungus: Experts to study possible causes including industrial oxygen useThe country used to record about 100 cases of black fungus a year earlier but the state has recorded about 700 cases in the last week. This...24 May, 2021, 09.14 AM IST
- ‘Radiation-eating’ fungi could protect astronauts in spaceScientists believe the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus could allow humans to insulate against deadly rays.18 Feb, 2020, 01.45 PM IST
- 'Chinese scientists control cotton disease with gene technology'Chinese scientists with the Institute of Microbiology of Chinese Academy of Sciences found that gene interference technology can prevent th...04 Oct, 2016, 02.29 PM IST
- Genetic map of how plant, fungus live 'created'For the first time, scientists claim to have made a genetic map of how a plant and a fungus live in a symbiotic relationship - and also fou...12 Jul, 2010, 11.56 AM IST
- FAO alerts India on deadly wheat fungusThe UN agency Food and Agriculture Organisation has alerted six countries including India on dangerous wheat fungus, which is capable of wr...06 Mar, 2008, 04.32 PM IST
- Guntur municipal corporation, Coke tussle hots upTHE MULTINATIONAL soft drinks giant, Coca-Cola, seems to have fallen in a bad phase. Even as the company’s plant was attacked in Nepal on W...01 Dec, 2001, 12.21 AM IST
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