HBO released Chernobyl, a miniseries that received rave reviews for its chilling portrayal of one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. Beyond the technical failures, the series exposes how ...

A black fungus that's growing in Chernobyl's infamous No. 4 nuclear reactor is absorbing some of its radiation as part of its ...

Honey fungus forms an underground network of bootlace-like threads called rhizomorphs, which attack the roots of susceptible plants – usually trees and shrubs. The first signs honey fungus might be ...

Radiation-induced mutations may not be the reason for the genetic differences between dog populations living near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, according to a new study. The study ...

The naming of the fungal species Trichophyton indotineae has sparked a debate among dermatologists and scientists, who argue that the term unfairly stigmatises India and does not accurately reflect ...

Netflix’s Black Stories collection celebrates Black cinema and culture and allows subscribers to narrow their search if they’re interested in movies from Black creators and stars. However ...

In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, now in Ukraine, exploded, spewing massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment. Almost four decades later, the stray ...

While many traditional Chinese/herbal medicine consumers are drawn to the fungus for its supposed health benefits, my interest lies in a darker side of its harvest: the deadly relationship between ...

Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.

A fungus causing powdery mildew in blueberries has spread from the U.S. to continents like Europe and Asia, threatening crops and increasing fungicide dependence. NC State researchers found that ...

Lion’s mane is one of the hottest new health supplements on the market. What’s the story behind this fantastic fungus? Fungi are fantastic. They’ve been a food source for thousands of years, along ...

Dermatologists from the India and 13 other counties, including Germany, have objected to the region-specific nomenclature given to a novel species of fungus — Trichophyton (T.) indotineae ...