A newly discovered fungus — named after naturalist Sir David Attenborough — transforms cave spiders into zombies. The species (Gibellula attenboroughii) forces reclusive arachnids into exposed ...

In the animal kingdom, the deadliest food is probably fugu, a puffer-fish-based sushi consumed primarily in Japan, where ...

Pakistan and the United States have announced to launch joint efforts to eliminate toxic fungus causing liver cancer and stunting in children. The resolve to this effect was expressed at launch of a ...

Bti—short for Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis—is a naturally occurring bacteria in soil that kills pests like fungus gnats ...

This new variety of the Fusarium fungus contains accessory genes "linked to the production of nitric oxide, which seems to be the key factor in TR4's virulence." The gas is toxic to the Cavendish ...

Garrison and her colleagues discovered that a toxic fungal pathogen known as Aspergillus sydowii was traveling in this African dust and could be a main culprit behind sea fan diseases. Ginger ...

Toxic substances used in flea and tick treatments ... The safety of dyes obtained from the bloodred webcap fungus can vary, according to a new doctoral dissertation exploring their toxicity.

While stating that the elephants died because of consuming a large quantity of Kodo millet contaminated by 'toxic fungal infestation' at village Salkhaniya, which is a revenue village just a ...