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Fungus effective in ridding beg bugs


A natural fungus could get rid of blood sucking bed bugs which infest thousands of homes and deprive...

180-year-old fungus collected by Darwin found in Cambridge library


Fungi and seaweed collected by Charles Darwin on his Beagle Voyage 180 years ago has been discovered...

`Mushrooms may have stopped coal formation 300 mn yrs ago`


Scientists claim to have found evidence that shows the arrival of fleshy fungi species may have stop...

81 new plant and fungus species identified


Scientists at The New York Botanical Garden have discovered and described 81 new species of plants a...

Fungi to save world from environmental catastrophe?


Scientists say they have found a "plastic-eating" fungi in the Amazon rainforest, which they claim c...

Fungus trials on Himachal crops successful


Scientists claimed that trials on vegetable crops in varied temperatures of Himachal Pradesh have be...

20-yr-old ‘huge’ fungus discovered in China


The fruiting body is up to 10m long, 80cm wide and weighs half a tonne.

`Super` wheat to boost food security


Scientists say they`re close to producing new "super varieties" of wheat that will resist a virulent...

Delhi: Fungus found in samples of food articles


Fungus, acid insoluble ash and toxic particles were found in samples of food articles prepared fro...

Genetically modified fungus could fight malaria


Scientists are trying to engineer a new weapon in the battle against malaria: a mutant fungus.

Engineered fungus to be a potent tool against malaria


Spraying mosquitoes with the transgenic fungus significantly reduced parasite development.

Caterpillar Fungus on radar of international smugglers


A rare mushroom highly valued as an aphrodisiac has become the target of international smuggling rin...

Fast-spreading fungus threatening useful bats


White-nose syndrome, a rapidly spreading disease, is threatening the common bat species in US.

Indian fungus to boost UAE farmland produce


An Indian fungus that helps turn arid soil into farmland could help UAE grow more of vegetables.

Lethal fungus strain moving from Canada to US: Study


A newly discovered strain of virulent airborne fungi that has already killed several people in Orego...

New aquatic fungus pushing amphibians on road to extinction


Reports indicate that a new aquatic fungus is threatening to make many amphibians like frogs and toa...

Global mass extinction 250mn yrs ago triggered fungus explosion


A new study has determined that the world’s worst mass extinction 250 million years ago was the trig...

Experts identify fungus-resistant gene in rice


Researchers in Japan have identified a gene that allows rice plants to fight off a fungal disease ca...