Fungal

Parasitic flower reappears 13 years after being declared extinct

A mysterious plant with lantern-like flowers, declared extinct in 2010, has been rediscovered in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Egyptologist suffers mysterious illness while opening ancient tomb

Science warns of a 'silent pandemic' approaching

Bacteria and viruses aren't the only mutating pathogens we need to worry about.

Warning 'mushroom pandemic': 1.6 million deaths per year, worrying rate of evolution

In a hotter world, people are facing a lot of difficulties from epidemics.

Unexpected discovery: Mushrooms can talk like humans

A new study by British scientists shows that fungi not only 'talk' to other individuals through the mycelium, but also use up to 50 words that make everyone surprised.

Origin of fungal disease outbreaks in marine mammals

In the early 2000s, a fungus infected hundreds of animals and people in British Columbia and Washington state (USA).

Nearly 15,000 Vietnamese suffer from lung fungus each year

Vietnam is the world leader in the number of invasive lung fungi, with about 15,000 patients each year, mainly due to Aspergillus.

Jupiteria is very good for health, but will become toxic if soaked beyond this time

Jupiter is a common food used in many family meals. In addition, it is also used as a precious medicine for healing.

10 unexpected harm from coconut oil

Coconut oil is now widely used in cooking, skin care, cosmetics ... However, using too much coconut oil or using it improperly can cause unexpected risks.

Detection of fungal herbicides 6 times stronger than Glyphosate

Cordycepin found in Cordyceps fungus can replace the popular Glyphosate type in Vietnam banned list from April 10, 2019.

The fungus forces cicadas to mate when they lose their genitals

A parasitic fungus not only explodes cicadic belly to spread spores but also controls them to mate to death to increase infection.

Scientists put nano copper into plant fertilizer

The nano-copper chloride salt introduced into micronutrient fertilizer has two 'fattening' effects and kills bacteria and viruses that cause disease in plants.

Lung infection from smelling dirty socks

Smelling dirty after every day of work, a 37-year-old man (China) was hospitalized with chest pain and persistent cough.

Planting bananas without ... soil

The Wageningen University team in the Netherlands this week will harvest the first banana grown without soil.

Surprisingly, the ability to 'copy the original' of the slime mold

Although there is no brain, single-celled organisms such as mucus are able to communicate what they have learned to each other.