Aspergillus flavus, which prefers hot and tropical climates, might widen its reach by 16% if we continue to burn fossil fuels, the study added. The species can cause severe infections and remains ...

The reef has bleached before, but for the first time, massive Porites — coral boulders, hundreds of years old — had begun ejecting healthy algae, draining them of color and opening the door ...

Using climate modeling and forecasts, Dr. Norman van Rhijn at the University of Manchester and colleagues have mapped how the global distributions of three fungal pathogens (Aspergillus flavus ...

The threat goes beyond people. Crops are also at risk, with researchers predicting that Aspergillus flavus, another deadly strain, could expand by 16% globally. As for the comparisons to HBO’s ...

The problem, the research says, is that global warming is encouraging the growth of the fungus; Analysis of the research in Financial Times explains that Aspergillus flavus, which impacts crops ...

The pair say they were struck by the degree of bleaching in gigantic boulder-like bommies, or reef outcrops, comprised of a stony coral called porites. "We went inside, swam [through the] nooks ...

A research diver encounters Porites evermanni coral in Hawai’i. Image courtesy of Keoki Stender. The new paper acknowledges that even if the world agrees to reduce carbon emissions, temperatures ...

In the south-west Pacific, off the coast of one of the tropical Solomon Islands, a giant structure beneath the water’s surface has just been identified as the world’s largest known coral.

A clinical examination was unremarkable. Extensive investigations led to findings of Aspergillus flavus in the patient’s sputum. Furthermore, immunological analysis found that the patient was ...

In particular, large boulder-shaped corals, known as Porites, can live for centuries and are excellent recorders of the past. Our study sought to understand how surface temperatures in the Coral Sea, ...