Fungal nail infections are called onychomycosis. Many types of fungi can cause nail infections, but some common types include Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton interdigitale. Fungi are ...

In 2019, state health officials released the first-ever list of hospitals and nursing homes in New York that treated patients harboring Candida auris, the deadly drug-resistant fungus. That list ...

Historic Outbreaks of Coffee Wilt Disease Linked to Gene Transfer from Another Fungus Dec. 5, 2024 — The fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related ...

The soil fungus Mortierella alpina has the potential to make agriculture greener and more sustainable: The fungus produces bioactive molecules called malpinins, which could protect plants from ...

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 ...

Athlete’s foot is commonly associated with sports and athletes because the fungus grows perfectly in warm, moist environments, such as socks and shoes, sports equipment, and locker rooms.

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

The tell-tale smell of rotten eggs is often a sign that sulfur is at work. Sulfur is a key element in proteins such as ...

Usually, gold is locked within Earth’s mantle. But scientists have long suspected that sulfur, which forms strong chemical bonds with gold, allows it to be transported in magma up to the surface.

Asteroid impact sulfur release less lethal in dinosaur extinction Date: January 16, 2025 Source: Vrije Universiteit Brussel Summary: Previous studies have posited that the mass extinction that ...

MANILA, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano released more sulfur dioxide on Sunday, January 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. According to Phivolcs ...