After the disaster at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant, scientists working in the ruined remains of reactor four discovered a strange black mould that was growing over the building walls despite the ...

The Day of the Jackal is a British thriller based on a 1971 novel of the same name. It stars Eddie Redmayne as a professional ...

Scientists have learned that another species of fungus found in Europe and Asia causes white-nose disease, which has ravaged bat populations in the United States and Canada. A cluster of greater ...

The fungus labeled a "potential agroterrorism weapon" in a recent arrest touted by the Trump administration likely originated in North America and is already widely prevalent around the country, a ...

One fungus, two species, millions of dead bats: A study published in the journal Nature has analyzed 5,000 samples of a fungus that is responsible for the largest recorded pathogen-caused ...

Fusarium graminearum, also known as Gibberella zeae, is a fungus found across the US and the world in temperate and semitropical regions. It infects several types of crops, including barley, oats ...

Nearly four decades after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl remains a site of mystery, science, and ongoing transformation. In this 2025 update, we explore the latest developments ...

AN INFAMOUS block of flats dubbed “Britain’s Chernobyl” have been razed to the ground after rotting away for two years. Contractors moved in to take down the notorious apartments … ...

Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a microbiology student has found a long sought-after fungus that produces effects similar to the ...

The fungus doesn’t like heat and needs water to spread. As a result, frogs in colder, wetter areas have been hardest hit. Seven Australian frog species have gone extinct due largely to the fungus, ...

The zombie-creating fungus in The Last of Us is real, but there are many other fungi to fear. Of the 5 million fungal species in the world, a few hundred are dangerous to people.