GPs are failing to spot the symptoms of a drug-resistant ‘super-fungus’ thought to be spreading throughout the UK, experts have warned. Cases of the contagious infection have been reported in ...

Fungus has also been linked to some neurological conditions. As Dr Becky Jones, from the charity Parkinson’s UK, told Good ...

Fungus has also been linked to some neurological conditions. As Dr Becky Jones, from the charity Parkinson’s UK, told Good Health: ‘There is some evidence that some types of fungus are ...

Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of ...

Kynda uses the power of mycelium to create a fermentation process that makes a mycoprotein rich in fibre and protein. The ...

Rangers at Ickworth Estate have planted 1,300 trees after the site lost a number of trees due to the ash dieback fungus.

Every time you take a sip from your water bottle, you are depositing bacteria inside and over the course of a day these can ...

The unique properties of fungi offer many other industrial applications, such as the bioremediation of polluted land, while medicinal mycology researches potential pharmaceutical uses. There are no ...

A rare fungi has been seen sprouting in a nature reserve. The scarlet elf cup was spotted by Paul Lipscombe as he explored the Itchen Valley Nature Reserve. Its striking red appearance makes it stand ...

Other companies are also attempting to revisit fungi as a source of medicines in a more organised way, including Hexagon Bio which has raised $108 million in two financing rounds in 2020 and 2021 ...

The EU has recently approved the use of glyphosate for another decade. Bárbara Pinho examines the controversial pesticide's ...

The highly contagious measles virus has already sickened patients in 16 states and is linked to the deaths of two people ...