Fungus

A deadly frog fungus has decimated frog populations around the world, but frog biodiversity hotspot Papua New Guinea remains untouched – for now. In this episode of ABC podcast Pacific Scientific… Audio

How to deal with unwelcome visitors. Katy Gosset learns about a native fungus that might help in the battle against wilding pines. And two national research programmes combine on an expedition to… Audio

Katy Gosset finds out about a native fungus that could help slow the spread of invasive wilding pines. Audio

In his new book, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth, British palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist Dr Henry Gee offers a rather blunt assessment of why humanity might already be a dead… Audio

The Tea-tree Fingers fungus is native to New Zealand and Australia and critically endangered in both countries. Audio

While the world continues to struggle to contain Covid-19, scientists are warning of another coronavirus pandemic on the horizon -- one which is likely to come from a yeast-like fungus. Dr Tom Chiller… Audio

Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about the new findings into how measles can weaken the immune system for years after an infection, the fungus that migrated from the tropics… Audio

We kick off Critter of the Week 2019 with a Zombie-like cicada killing fungus. Audio

Fungus fans and mycologists have descended on Opononi in Northland for the annual Fungal Foray. Audio, Gallery