White matter and other changes around the toenails and fingernails can occur with psoriasis or nail fungus. However, fungal infections are contagious, and psoriasis is not. The causes and ...

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.

Researchers have identified a new form of zombie fungus that is infecting spiders in Irish caves. According to the study published in Fungal Systematics and Evolution, the spider species were found in ...

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to ... deploys mucus slime balls to make ‘zombie ants’] Gibellula attenboroughii ...

Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists – including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark and Royal Botanical Gardens Kew – in a study to investigate the identity of ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new fungal species, Gibellula attenboroughii, has been discovered in cave spiders on the island of Ireland. This fungus manipulates its spider hosts, Metellina ...

Although there are many natural ways to remove Japanese beetles, they can't give you a perfect outcome in all cases. While some just can treat larvae instead of adults, others require a lot of time to ...

They can invade your home, eat your plants, and endanger your family’s health. Blister beetles are an example of a pest that’s dangerous to both your health and your crops. Blister beetles ...

Residents at a block of flats in Kent say their lives have become "a nightmare" as unfinished roof work is allowing rainwater to stream into the building. In May, contractors fitted pre-fabricated ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

The damage is usually so light that the beetles have moved on by the time you notice it. June Bug larvae prefer pasture grasses. Damage to tree leaves (from adult June bugs) tends to happen near ...