fungus
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For several weeks each year, ethnic Tibetans in this village pluck matsutake mushrooms, a flavorful fungus that is believed to boast medicinal properties—and can make fortunes in this less-developed corner of China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Pancho often took him there, teaching Óscar when to fertilize and how to identify deadly fungus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Because it was the most resistant to UV radiation, the fungus could potentially survive even in locations exposed to some sunlight.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
If mold is a concern, home buyers should consider hiring a mold specialist or asking home inspectors to test for mold, if possible, and stay vigilant about the potential growth of the fungus.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
That would introduce a second type of fungus to the menu.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
After more than a decade studying fungi, Large said the rarest species he had seen in the region was the coral tooth fungus.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Interest in fungi has grown in recent years, according to Lucas Large, chairman of the West Midlands Fungus Group, who said the organisation regularly attracted newcomers to its activities and fungi forays.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Eukaryotes – including all animals, plants, algae and fungi – are very different.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
The plan depends on beneficial fungi, microorganisms that could help improve Martian regolith enough for crops to grow.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
And they’d make stunning companions to the purple fungi that spread like a lumpy blanket over the fallen log up there.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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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