You aren't alone, and it could be due to melting snow combined with a fungus called snow mould. This disease can damage or ...

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Many fungi disperse their spores by releasing them from gills or pores into the air, for breezes to carry them away. Insects can carry some fungal spores either inside or outside their bodies, and ...

March marks the moment when gardens wake up, but fungi wake up too. Damp soil, melting frost, chilly nights, and bursts of daytime warmth create a dream environment for plant diseases that thrive on ...

Fungal spores continue to pose a significant challenge in food processing due to their innate ability to withstand high temperatures. The structural integrity of these spores, often enhanced by ...

Scientists at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Australia have described two new species of fungi, Peziza austroechinospora and ...

Monitoring fungal spores in the outdoor air can predict surges in flu and COVID-19 infections, especially during the fall, according to a new study. The study is presented at ASM Microbe 2025 in Los ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 23, 2008 -- The reproductive spores of many species of fungi have evolved remarkably drag-minimizing shapes, according to new research by mycologists and applied mathematicians ...

Fungal spores found in the dung of Pleistocene megafauna reveal that large animals in the Colombian Andes went extinct in two “waves” Shiny Mottlegill (Panaeolus semiovatus), a species of coprophilous ...

It sounds like something from a Pedro Pascal zombie drama, but the rise of deadly fungal spores has got some in the scientific community running scared. Neither plants nor animals, fungi are “the most ...

A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself.