A deadly new oak-tree disease can be prevented by pruning them in the dormant season (if needed) instead of spring or summer.

Each morning, as I sit on the London Underground and am forced to lift my eyes away from the comfort of my phone screen (the service isn’t great down there), I find myself staring at everyone’s hands.

Known for its traditional health benefits, this remarkable fungus may hold the key to slowing cancer progression, according ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Mycosis nail fungus, also known as onychomycosis, is a fungal infection of the nail unit. It is more common in the toenails because fungi thrive in warm, ...

Scientists are seeing signs of resistance to the infections that have been wiping out the world’s amphibian populations—and ...

Toenail fungus is caused by an overgrowth of yeast organisms. In my experience, the problem is normally a sign that yeast is active elsewhere in the body, particularly the gut. Another symptom of ...

This is a summary of: Giger, G. H. et al. Inducing novel endosymbioses by implanting bacteria in fungi. Nature 635, 415–422 ...

A remote lakeshore deep inside Yosemite National Park teems with life: coyotes, snakes, birds, tadpoles, frogs. The frogs are at the heart of this scene, which a decade ago was much different. It was ...

Making oncom is almost magical. It starts with a pile of soy pulp, which is wrapped in banana leaves and sprinkled with the ...

Ballots can't get sick, but after an election many voters need to "cure" their ballots to make sure they get counted. If you voted by absentee or provisional ballot, election officials will ...

“The Court has no information to establish in fact that any such individuals did not have the benefit of ‘reasonable efforts’ to cure their ballots,” wrote Justice Bill ...