The genome of the fungus that helps mountain pine beetles infect and kill lodgepole pines has been decoded in a University of British Columbia study. Also known as blue stain fungus for the stain it ...

I write about the world of biology. Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a remarkable species of radiotrophic fungus that is thriving in the ... [+] Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and which scientists are ...

However, scientific research and local testing have proven that the ethanol vapors from distilling and aging spirits feed a fungus that soils and stains abutting properties. Homeowners nationwide ...

Gram stain highlighted bacilli positive for periodic acid–Schiff (PAS) stain (figure 6). Grocott’s methenamine silver and PAS staining showed no fungal elements. Tissue cultures, acid-fast staining, ...

Bleeding tooth fungus looks like a ghoulish forest crime scene. This type of mushroom called Hydnellum peckii also goes by “devil’s tooth fungus” or the much more pleasant sounding ...

Some natural home remedies are touted as treatments for fungal infections of the nails, also known as onychomycosis. While the preferred treatment is an oral medication called terbinafine, or the use ...

A sinister fungus is spreading through California’s bat populations, threatening their survival just as the spooky season takes flight. (Nenad Milosevic/Unsplash) First detected on the East Coast ...

Research has shown that fungal lung infections in the lungs can possibly be mistaken for lung cancer. Fungal lung infections may appear similar to lung cancer in both the symptoms they cause and how ...

This airborne vapor is a superfood for a black fungus called “Whiskey Fungus” that will colonize up to a mile around the whiskey aging facility. Though this is a naturally occurring fungus ...

American health officials have issued a warning following a spike of genital fungus cases in New York City earlier this year. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a note ...

Should you paint or stain your kitchen cabinets? What about that dresser or set of bar stools you picked up at the thrift shop that's in dire need of renovation? Technically, either one will work, ...