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TopicFungi

Topic: fungi

Scientists find earliest Milky Way-like galaxy ever. It’s disc shaped & took barely 700 mn yrs to evolve

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

A deadly fungi outbreak is round the corner. India is the perfect breeding ground

Fungal diseases, unlike those caused by viruses or bacteria, have flown under the radar in medical science. Mucormycosis left doctors, patients with battle scars.

Ants hold solutions to human problems – wise farming practices to efficient navigation

Much like human farmers, each species of fungus-growing ant is very particular about the type of crops they cultivate.

NASA decodes why some planets have clouds of sand

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

DU study finds superbug on surfaces of stored apples. But here’s why you needn’t worry

According to study, published in 'mBio', C. auris may contaminate fruit surfaces because of practices aimed at extending shelf life. The fungus can be deadly for patients in ICU.

Nature wants you dead every time you breathe a cocktail of pathogens. Yet you don’t fall sick

In 'Infectious', Dr. John S. Tregoning mentions how the human body is cornered on all sides by nature-borne attackers.

Two new fungus species in Netherlands and US named after Covid-19 pandemic

Mycologists found one of the new fungi in the Netherlands while the other was found in the US.

This worm army is marching across India and destroying everything in its path

The Fall Armyworm, from the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Americas, was first detected in Karnataka last year. It's already reached Mizoram.

Even fungi have better sex lives than you

Sex: birds do it, bees do it - and fungi do it too. Here’s how, and why it matters.

On Camera

How Indian and global media decoded Pakistan’s ‘vested interests’ in US-Iran mediation

‘Islamabad will have to support Riyadh in the event of an Iran-Saudi showdown. That is not in Pakistan’s interest,’ read an article in The Diplomat.

RBI trading ban rocks $149 billion-a-day offshore rupee market

The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.

GE delivers sixth F404 engine for Tejas Mk1A to HAL, but delays continue

GE delivered only six engines to HAL in the last fiscal which ended Tuesday, short of the 11 promised as per the revised timeline.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.