fungus
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Most black truffles now come from truffle plantations or cultivated truffle grounds, where trees have had their roots soaked in a truffle‑based slurry to encourage the fungus to grow.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The suspected culprit is chytridiomycosis, often called chytrid, a disease caused by the microscopic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, species whose populations remained relatively stable frequently carried the fungus.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
One possible explanation involves how the fungus releases and spreads its spores.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
He’s one ugly dude, greasy hair matted to his head, a scruffy beard—the kind that looks like a wild fungus on the neck— and black sunglasses.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
The Woodland Trust said unsustainable harvesting of plants - and particularly fungi - could put wildlife under pressure.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Historically, research has also concentrated heavily on fungi with commercial or practical value.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Ascomycetes make up the largest major group of fungi, with more than 64,000 recognized species.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Scientists exploring the forests of Yunnan, China, have discovered an extraordinary giant fungus that is challenging previous assumptions about how large certain fungi can grow.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
“Here we are among fungi and snakes. It’s clear Crystal is making decisions for Alice.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
After snowball Earth, titanosaurs and dawn redwoods and humongous funguses appear.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 24, 2021
The illnesses most frequently reported by migrants who make it across the jungle are foot funguses, gastrointestinal problems and respiratory infections.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
In 1962, Rachel Carson published the book “Silent Spring,” which convincingly argued that chemicals used to kill insects, funguses and pests were also killing birds and harming the environment.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2016
This makes your entire body hypersensitive to all forms of irritants, including weather changes, certain food proteins, and funguses.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010
See the ground at their base strewn with these thin vegetable tiles; and large quantities of that most beautiful of funguses, the Clatharus Cancellatus, chooses this situation to blush and stink.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. by Various
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