An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of ...

Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call. Since then, health experts worldwide have sat on tenterhooks, ...

RESIDENTS are being urged to keep an eye out for signs of tree disease such as the large, dark fungus that often grows upon diseased eucalypts and gums. “By the time you can actually see that fungus, ...

Honey fungus is the most serious fungal disease affecting garden trees and shrubs in this country. With young trees and shrubs, death can be very sudden, while older trees may take many years to die.

"We had heard about the disease and what it was doing in the northeastern United States." Vanderwolf said the fungus — Pseudogymnoascus destructans — that causes white-nose syndrome spread ...

Scientists from a collaboration of Australian research institutions have proposed that editing multiple genetic variants in human embryos could significantly lower the likelihood of developing ...

Residents at a block of flats in Kent say their lives have become "a nightmare" as unfinished roof work is allowing rainwater to stream into the building. In May, contractors fitted pre-fabricated ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

One of these potential impediments is diseases, which, unfortunately, are all too common in fruit trees. And if the fruit that your tree produces turns out rotted, shriveled, or discolored, it ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it. Like many ...