FUNGI

A Psychotropic Fungus Is Eating Away Cicadas' Genitalia and Boosting Their Sex Drive

Even when two-thirds of their bodies are composed of fungal spores, the host cicadas continue to attempt mating in a drugged-out stupor.

What's the Difference Between Mold and Mildew?

We’re all familiar with colorful spots of something growing in our showers and in other dark, damp areas in our homes, but is it mold or is it mildew?

A Fungus Could Be One Key to Solving Our Plastic Waste Crisis

An important use for the fungus among us.

Has Your Blue Cheese Gone Bad? Here's a Simple Way to Tell

Not all mold is created equal.

Ryan von Linden/New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Flickr // CC BY 2.0

Scientists May Have Found a Cure for Deadly White-Nose Syndrome in Bats

The spread of the devastating fungal disease could potentially be halted with portable UV light sources, a new study suggests.

Paul Mannix, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 2.0

Scientists Improve Drug Safety—for Penguins

People aren't the only ones threatened by drug-resistant microbes.

Don’t Rely on an App to Identify Which Mushrooms You Can Eat

Figuring out whether or not a mushroom is safe probably shouldn’t be left up to artificial intelligence.

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