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What can be eaten after a nuclear war disaster?
Scientists from the Alliance to protect the Earth from natural disasters (ALLFED) say what humans can eat in the event of a nuclear war, BusinessInsider newspaper report…
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Articles about Fungi
162 published items.
Biology
Scary creatures turn prey into undead and eat off organs
Silently turning the prey into a living corpse, operating under its control, while silently ingesting the target's organs and eventually killing it for the purpose of re…
Biology
Discovered extremely poisonous mushrooms in Australia
Fungi coral mushroom - a very toxic mushroom was first discovered in Australia, the natural home for strange life forms.
Scientific application
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.
Biology
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.
Biology
Candida auris - The mysterious drug resistant fungus threatens the survival of all humanity
The scary disease is a fungus called Candida auris, focusing on individuals with weakened immune systems, and in silence, they are spreading to every corner of the globe.
Biology
The fungus kills 99% of mosquitoes in 45 days
The researchers say their goal is not to make the mosquito extinct but to help prevent the spread of malaria from female mosquitoes sucking on human blood.
Archeology
Discovering fossil mushrooms about a billion years old
New discoveries of mushroom fossils in Canada can reshape our understanding of how life grows.
Health
Find toxins and harmful fungi in electronic cigarettes
A study recently released on Wednesday found that dozens of very popular electronic cigarette products are now infected with bacterial and fungal toxins that cause lung…
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Algae, lichens and mushrooms are growing on Red planet?
Many scientists believe that some images of the Martian surface are evidence that life exists on the Red planet.
Biology
How do plants protect themselves?
Plants often face attacks from fungi, bacteria, insects (aphids, caterpillars, grasshoppers, ...) and animals that eat plants (pandas, elephants, ...).
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Everyone has a unique 'universe' that revolves around him, like a fingerprint
Bacteria, chemicals, fungi, microscopic organisms, ... create an invisible universe that always surrounds us, following us from birth to old age.
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Unbelievable special skin made entirely from ... mushrooms!
The type of material mentioned above is named
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Life on Earth may not have happened without this creature
Without plants, our Earth could hardly have this easy breathing atmosphere.
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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.