Tofu with black fungus is a light and savory stir fry combining soft tofu, wood ear mushrooms, and aromatics in a soy-based ...

Mushrooms are a type of fungi, a kingdom of millions of species that evolved in the oceans a billion years ago and then ...

BOK nee, or wood ear fungus, is a familiar ingredient in Chinese kitchens. Usually sold dried, it needs a quick soak to rehydrate, though fresh versions are also available at wet markets and ...

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In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Watch your back, DEET. There’s a new ...

These September days are ideal for taking walks in nature. Whether it is looking at the leaf colors of the annual autumn arboreal show or noting the growth, colors and insect activity in patches of ...

Since the ear canal is small, it can become clogged and lead to symptoms such as a feeling of fullness, difficulty hearing, and dizziness. To remove earwax buildup, use ear drops or see a healthcare ...

For decades, a grisly mystery has buzzed around one fly-killing fungi. No matter when the fungus infects a fly, it always dies at the same time of day. Death always comes at sunset. When molecular ...

(left to right) Qiuyue Nie, the paper’s first author and postdoctoral fellow in the department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and ...

A fungal skin infection occurs when a fungus (such as yeast or mold) grows and creates a reaction on your skin surface. Fungi (the plural of “fungus”) spread by releasing particles called spores into ...