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A plague from South Korea is killing frogs and toads worldwide

Earth

A plague from South Korea is killing frogs and toads worldwide

The world’s amphibians are dying in swathes because of the lethal chytrid fungus, and it seems the epidemic had its origins on the Korean peninsula

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The frogs bouncing back after almost being wiped out by disease

Earth

The frogs bouncing back after almost being wiped out by disease

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A weird underground plant has been rediscovered after 151 years

Life

A weird underground plant has been rediscovered after 151 years

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Newly-discovered fungi turn luckless ants into kamikaze zombies

Life

Newly-discovered fungi turn luckless ants into kamikaze zombies

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Twin Peaks road sign

Life

Iconic tree from Twin Peaks threatened by climate change

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Mist of spores emerging from fungus

Life

Fungi use water droplet cannons to fling spores into the breeze

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two dead zombie soldier beetles attached to aster flowers

Life

Fungus creates zombie beetles that crave flowers before death

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Candida auris causes multidrug-resistant infections that can result in organ failure

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Deadly, drug-resistant Candida yeast infection spreads in the US

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Infected maize

Life

Maize engineered to silence deadly toxins in poisonous mould

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Deadly bagpipe infection is health warning to all wind musicians

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Deadly bagpipe infection is health warning to all wind musicians

Without regular cleaning, the moist interiors of wind instruments make an ideal home for moulds and fungi that can cause life-threatening lung conditions

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Life

Killer fungi: The health threat that’s creeping up on us

Features

Technology

Fungal products won't win prizes for glamour but will be greener

Culture

Earth

Woodpeckers carry wood-eating fungi that may help them dig holes

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Life

Dracula orchid flowers mimic mushrooms to attract flies

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