Why damp laundry left in the washer quickly starts smelling badLeaving wet clothes in the washing machine creates a breeding ground for odor-causing microbes. Studies reveal that warm, damp conditions i...
07 May, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
Why Your Lawn Looks Torn Overnight, And It Might Not Be a DiseaseOvernight lawn damage, characterized by holes and loose sod, is typically caused by animals like skunks digging for grubs, not disease. Thi...
06 May, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
Geologists Find Strange Stone Tunnels That Could Point to a Never-Before-Seen Lifeform on EarthScientists found tiny, organized tunnels within desert rocks. These formations are unlike natural geological processes. Chemical traces sug...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Don't Toss This Common Kitchen Scrap: It's Plant Gold That Makes Garden Soil Richer FastYour kitchen waste holds immense value for your garden. Eggshells, banana peels, and coffee grounds are rich in nutrients essential for pla...
10 Apr, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
The Most Common Mistake People Make When Growing Herbs IndoorsIndoor herb gardens often fail due to incorrect watering. Experts explain that overwatering suffocates plant roots, leading to root rot. Th...
15 Mar, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
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
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
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...
25 May, 2025, 11.02 AM IST
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...
24 May, 2025, 06.23 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh sees 46% less stubble burning under CM Yogi Adityanath's tenureUttar Pradesh has seen a 46% decline in stubble burning incidents under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's tenure, dropping from 8,784 in 201...
02 Oct, 2024, 08.16 PM IST
Study: Microorganisms' ability to adapt to climate change may help to reduce global warming28 May, 2023, 10.43 PM IST
#NoMowMay is all about embracing beauty of the wild & unruly, ecologist shares tips on keeping the lawn greenThe purpose of mowing in a natural grassland should be to mimic grazing by animals.
01 Jun, 2022, 06.34 PM IST
Extinction watch: Too delicious to be left to grow wildThese wild mushrooms usually fetch between 50 and 70 Euros per kilogram. This encourages people to collect and sell the mushrooms, often be...
19 Mar, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
Pollution causing malnutrition in trees26 Jun, 2018, 08.12 AM IST
- 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...
25 Jun, 2018, 03.02 PM IST
Cheaper jet fuel from fungus in five years: StudyResearchers from the Washington State University used Aspergillus carbonarius ITEM 5010 to create hydrocarbons, the chief component of petr...
07 May, 2015, 05.02 PM IST