How extremophile molds are destroying museum artifacts

Last summer I polled the great art houses of Europe with a seemingly straightforward question: Had they had any recent experiences with mold in their collections? Mold is a perennial scourge in ...
Scientific American

The hidden threat eating away at museum treasures

Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their ...

Piercing pathogens: A new anti-biofilm strategy

A bacterial cell settles onto a nondescript surface. It is plump, healthy and functioning as it should. Nothing appears amiss ...
National Geographic news

See the world’s tiniest organisms curl and crawl in these stunning videos

Nikon’s Small World in Motion competition offers a unique window into life under a microscope. A tardigrade, colloquially known as water bears, move around a volvox algae colony. Tardigrades are water ...
Nature

Advances in electron microscopy drive diverse scientific fields

Nearly a century ago, Ernst Ruska and Max Knoll provided the first demonstration of a microscope that could image specimens using electrons rather than light. The earliest images obtained via this ...
GBH

399 and counting: One man’s quest to find Fresh Pond’s fungi

Mycologist Larry Millman is on a mission to record the fungi at Fresh Pond Reservation in Cambridge. He’s one discovery away ...
EurekAlert!

How a fungus leads to tissue growths in maize

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...
The Independent

How fungi ‘superpowers’ from mushroom pellets are restoring forests across the world

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
timesnownews

Superbug Fungus Candida Auris Explained: What It Is, Symptoms To Watch For, List Of 27 US States Reporting Cases

A superbug fungus named Candida auris is spreading rapidly across the USA, infecting at least 7,000 people in 2025. Hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities are having difficulty ...
CNN-News18

Candida Auris: Killer Fungus Spreads Across 27 States In US | Check Symptoms, Treatment

Amid the rising in flu cases in the US, 27 states have reported cases of Candida Auris, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NEXSTAR quoted CDC reporting that hospitals, nursing homes ...
Indiatimes

Candida Auris spreads across 27 US states: Symptoms of the deadly fungal infection and how to prevent it

Happy New Year 2026: Wishes, Images, Quotes, Status, Photos, SMS, Messages, Wallpaper, Pics and Greetings Quote of the day by Bruce Springsteen: “The past is never ...
The Independent

Killer fungus becoming more infectious and spreading worldwide

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...