Nail fungus, or onychomycosis, is a condition that occurs when a microscopic fungus enters either a fingernail or toenail. Fungal infections occur in toenails more often than in fingernails.

Fungi are tiny organisms that you can only see through a microscope. Many different types can cause a nail infection. Sometimes they live on your skin and don’t cause any trouble. But if you ...

China has concluded that coral reef degradation in the waters surrounding Sandy Cay – a disputed reef in the South China Sea – was due to a combination of natural phenomena and human ...

MISSOURI, USA — Foragers across Missouri are preparing to hit the state's parks and natural areas, as morel mushrooms are forecast to emerge in the coming days. Morels are the fruiting body of ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released its 2025 morel mushroom map. Morel mushrooms are a sought-after delicacy, often found in areas burned by wildfires the previous year.

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Originally published Feb. 12, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. PT; updated April 23, 2025 at 5:10 p.m. PT Coral made her debut on the Feb. 12 episode of The Masked Singer Season 13 as a member of Group A.

All around the world, from the Great Barrier Reef to the Florida Keys, the bright, vibrant colors of coral reefs have turned ghostly white in vast swaths as our planet has experienced the largest ...

Coral reefs are vital to the health of the oceans, but in recent years they’ve been decimated by climate change, pollution, and overfishing. While this has been widely covered, a new documentary ...

More than 80 percent of the world’s reefs have been exposed to the worst bleaching event in history, according to a report from NOAA and the International Coral Reef Initiative. Coral reefs ...

Now, researchers have developed a building material made of mycelium—the tubular, branching filaments found in most fungi—and bacteria ... that forms bones and coral by creating hardened ...