Have you come across onions with a black powder-like substance on their outer layers? These black particles are not dirt, but a type of fungi known as Aspergillus niger. Recently, a doctor's post ...

It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery and implanting a titanium screw into a patient’s jawbone, then waiting months for that to ...

Tooth development is a dynamic process that involves the stages of the bud, the cap, and the bell, followed by root development and subsequent tooth formation. Processes such as the bud-to-cap ...

An impervious coating grown by an edible fungus causes water droplets to bead on these materials (from top: paper, denim and polyester felt). As an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup ...

As an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup coatings, researchers in ACS’ Langmuir report a way to waterproof materials using edible fungus. Along with fibers made from wood, the fungus ...

Q: Scattered white mushrooms have appeared in our lawn recently. They seem to be in areas of both sparse grass and lush grass. How can I control them? In short, you can’t get rid of them (fungicide ...

Hydnelllum peckii, also known as bleeding tooth fungus, can be found with crimson-colored droplets on a white or pink body. (Courtesy Central Oregon Mushroom Club) Mushrooms aren’t just for eating. In ...

From the forests of northeast India’s Arunachal Pradesh state, researchers have described a new-to-science species of fungus with “exceptionally large” fruiting bodies that can hold the weight of a ...

If you're anything like me, when it comes to this time of year I'm always a little weary of what could be lurking in the woods surrounding me. I blame that on The Blair Witch Project, but I digress.

The fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected for the first time in Oregon. White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats across the U.S. by disrupting their ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected in Clatsop County, the first such discovery in Oregon, state wildlife officials said Friday. White-nose ...

The discovery proves it's possible for vertebrates to grow teeth outside the mouth Getty A new study discovered male ghost sharks grow teeth out of their foreheads on an appendage called a tenaculum ...