While filming a TV documentary inside an old Victorian gunpowder store in Northern Ireland, scientists made an intriguing ...

Several fungi have been reported to be associated with postharvest rot of wolfberry including Alternaria, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium, Trichoderma, Aspergillus flavus (Lan et al., 2014), ...

The Orsillus maculatus was found by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agricultural specialists, arriving in cypress cones ...

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to identify 25 new protein compounds that can kill bacteria and fungi, ...

If you're worried about the health of your feet, this may make you feel differently about how you move around your house.

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There are some pretty weird relationships in the animal world. Some parasites exist only in the eyes of the world’s oldest ...

A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what Empa researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, ...

Shooting great documentary footage requires some luck, and a BBC nature series hit the jackpot while filming in Northern ...

Scientists have discovered a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, that turns reclusive Irish cave spiders into zombies.

After being struck down by winter illness, the BBC's James Gallagher goes in search of ways to boost his immune system.