Fungus
The race to save Papua New Guinea's frogs
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
The race to save Papua New Guinea's frogs
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…
AudioUnwelcome visitors
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
Unwelcome visitors
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…
AudioOur Changing World - The pine-fighting fungus
Katy Gosset finds out about a native fungus that could help slow the spread of invasive wilding pines. Audio
Why Homo sapiens are doomed to go extinct
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
Critter of the Week Tea-tree Fingers
The Tea-tree Fingers fungus is native to New Zealand and Australia and critically endangered in both countries. Audio
Why the next pandemic could be a potentially deadly fungus
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
Measles long-term impact, tsunami fungus and bendy materials
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
Critter of the Week Isaria sinclairii aka ‘vegetable cicada’
We kick off Critter of the Week 2019 with a Zombie-like cicada killing fungus. Audio
The Fungal Foray
Fungus fans and mycologists have descended on Opononi in Northland for the annual Fungal Foray. Audio, Gallery
Fungi and Geomagnetism
A biologist and volcanologist are finding out if the beneficial fungus Trichoderma can detect the earth's magnetic field Audio