TRIBUTES have been paid to a leading palaeontologist and naturalist from Henley who has died. Richard Fortey passed away at ...

Sustainable and eco-friendly strategies for tick control in dairy farming are crucial for reducing economic losses and ...

Close to the same number of fungal ... life that floats in clouds seeds much of the rain and snow that falls back to Earth. It’s possible that clouds and life are linked in an intimate cycle.

A group of pro-life philanthropists in the United States has launched a $30 million Pro-Life Venture Fund to support projects aimed at making abortion “unavailable and unthinkable,” according ...

The researchers said they did not know exactly how the fungus, called Gibellula attenboroughii, takes control of the spider, but their hypothesis is that it releases chemicals into the spider’s ...

A 23-year-old woman recently collapsed mid-dance at a wedding in Madhya Pradesh, dying of sudden cardiac arrest. With no prior health issues, her death echoes rising cases of unexplained heart ...

This clear, adaptive link between fungal parasitism and improved plant vigor is, to me, the most thrilling aspect of our discovery, as it provides a concrete ecological explanation for why a ...

Instead of making food from sunlight, some of these plants have become parasitic and primarily suck nutrients out of the fungi in their roots. Whether these orchids change their feeding method ...

If you lead a busy life and wish you had more hours in a day ... “Voluntarily cutting sleep is like stopping a washing machine mid-spin cycle—why would anyone do that?” ...

Not only is it a full kingdom of life, but it’s also one that gets a ... There’s also a section that gives general details about mushrooms and the fungi life cycle. This book is a perfect way for any ...