Meanwhile, another non-alcoholic option called esmoloc is a fragrant dissolving of grains from the corn smut fungus cuiltlacoche in water. Las Pichanchas, a restaurant in the state capital of ...

The new fungus Gibellula attenboroughii on the orb-weaving cave spider. Credit: CABI Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus ...

Pathogenic on spiders alone, there are 30 accepted species, though authors note that 54 to 58 are listed in Index Fungorum and MycoBank. In an interesting twist, the fungus was named after natural ...

“Farmers know how to grow corn. They know how to put seed in the ground. What they don’t do a very good job of is knowing how long it takes for every plant to come out of the ground,” Hula says.

The virus, called highly pathogenic H5N9, is a type of avian influenza, otherwise known as "bird flu." This is not the same type of bird flu that's already been spreading on dairy cow and poultry ...

The infected spiders - seen here with the fungus over its head and body - have been found in several cave systems across the island of Ireland It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV ...

TL;DR: A new fungus, G. attenboroughii, discovered in Northern Ireland, infects spiders, causing zombie-like effects similar to the zombie-ant fungus. It alters spider behavior to spread spores ...

A new zombie pathogen has been discovered in Ireland. This insidious fungus infects cave spiders and alters their behavior to help spread its spores to new victims. Later expeditions found similar ...

A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland during filming for a TV show.

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While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate spiders’ behavior–and turn them into “zombies.” The fungus named ...

By James Poniewozik From “The Last of Us” to athlete’s foot commercials, fungus does not have the best of reputations on television. But what if it could save us all? “Common Side Effects ...