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A SKIN-BLISTERING fungal infection typically found in cats has been discovered in a human. The vet in Kansas, US, picked up ...
Sharn Steadman, an expert on the matter, doesn’t think fungi should be viewed as a threat, reminding us that humans are “more closely related to mushrooms than plants”. The Te Puke-based Manaaki ...
Derek Underwood, the Kent and England cricketer, who has died aged 78, took 297 wickets in his 86 Tests, more than any other ...
Mercury’s a known pollutant in fish, but did you know one of the biggest mercury emitters is actually small-scale gold mining? From sunken ships to shihuahuaco trees, we take a deep dive into the ...
There are many contagious diseases in the world, but we generally only think about human-to-human transmission. Can dogs get ...
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