Do you get slimy patches of something resembling dog vomit growing in your yard after heavy rain? Here's what it is and what to do about it.

This insidious little creature’s larva love to inhabit overly wet soils. Their larval feeding habits can damage plant roots, ...

The last couple of years, I have suggested three New Year’s resolutions for homeowners to consider adopting. But, before I jump in, I’d like to remind you of my suggestions in the last two years. In ...

A deadly fungus is spreading across the U.S., with researchers reporting that it carries a high level of resistance to convential treatments. Candida auris, a species of fungus first identified in ...

(NEXSTAR) – Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus that has infected at least 7,000 people in 2025, according to ...

Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus that has infected at least 7,000 people in 2025, according to tracking by the ...

TIME FOR WGAL NEWS EIGHT TO GO. TODAY IS AN IMPACT DAY. SO LET’S START WITH CHRISTINE DAY FOR THE WIND. WE WERE TALKING ALL ABOUT THE WIND YESTERDAY. THAT CONTINUES TODAY. THERE IS A WIND ADVISORY IN ...

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has investigated how these plant defenses ...

A: When listener Kathy first sent me this picture, I was fairly certain this was slime mold. Some are spotting creeping along mulch, plants, and even concrete. However, when Kathy consulted a ...

A Chinese researcher who smuggled a crop-killing fungus dubbed “vomitoxin” into the US has been deported, officials announced Monday. Yunqing Jian, 33, who once worked for the University of Michigan, ...

Research over the years has found that a black mold, formed from a number of different fungi, has been growing toward radioactive particles, and surviving on ionizing radiation, at the Chernobyl ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...