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'Natural Viagra' is about to run out
For decades, a rare fungus is considered 'Natural Viagra' which provides a significant source of income for poor Nepalese people living at the foot of the Himalayas. How…
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There is a cure for fungi
According to a report on PLoS ONE, Ophiocordyceps fungus after getting into the brain ants will control the host until the body is destroyed. Ants infected with this fun…
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Mushroom decomposes plastics
Very complex and durable chemical bonding of products made from petrochemical technology helps them resist the ability to break down naturally. It has been estimated tha…
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Successful breeding Hoang Bach mushroom
White Mushroom (Pleurotus Cornucopiae), a precious, delicious, sweet mushroom has been successfully grown in Cat Tien National Park.
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An Amazon mushroom can be used for plastic recycling
Pestalotiopsis microspora occurs in the Ecuadorian rainforest, discovered by a team of research students led by chemical molecular professor Scott Strobel, during an exp…
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Parasitic flies turn bees into zombies
In addition to the threat of poisonous viruses and fungi, North American honey bees also met the crystal carving that turned them into flying corpses.
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Christmas tree is also dangerous
Christmas can cause some health problems such as tearing, coughing, chest tightness, etc., according to research by Upstate School of Medicine (USA).
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Accidentally found a giant mushroom nearly half a pound
The mushroom weighing 44kg, diameter 1m and high 50cm, was found by a 70-year-old Mr. Ngo in the forest.
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Mushroom is higher than 10m
Chinese biologists discovered giant mushrooms with a height of more than 10m and a volume of up to half a ton in Hainan Province.
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Detecting night glowing mushrooms in Brazil
Researchers at San Francisco State University, USA, have found bioluminescent fungi that have never been seen since 1840.
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The 10 most unique new species discovered in 2010
On May 24, US scientists have released a list of 10 most unique species, among thousands of newly discovered species.
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'Giant' termite mushroom weighs 3.5kg
In the morning of June 6, Ms. Truong Anh Dao (living in Dong Tu Street, Lai Thieu Ward, Thuan An Town, Binh Duong) discovered in a vacant land near her home a 'giant' mu…
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Detecting ancient mushrooms Cryptomycota
Photographs of small dots, some of these dots are writhing in a thin tail, providing scientists with a first look of a mysterious, uncovered fungus: Long-lived the oldes…
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Mushrooms turn ants into zombies
Experts have identified four new fungal species capable of controlling ants' brains, turning hosts into walking corpses before ending their lives.
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Plants under a microscope
In the book Micro World (Microcosmos), author Brandon Broll (London, England) presents many pictures of the biological world looking through a microscope. The photos bel…