This other-worldly view of fungi from New South Wales, Australia should not be missed.  Axford’s work is 12 years in the making, and worth a look.  Much of his work allows us to see structure and detail otherwise invisible.  The images are jaw dropping, crisp and colorful.  Some are even glow-in-the-dark. For more, visit the website below...

Just when those creepy little bloodsuckers seemed to become resistant to all pest control options, in comes the mycological equivalent of Buffy the vampire slayer, Nina Jenkins and colleague Matthew Thomas. In truth, the real heroine is an arthropod-killing fungus, Beauveria bassiana.  Jenkins and her team are pursuing research and development on a new bio-pesticide utilizing powdered fungal spores of B. bassiana.  Initial bioassays show promise...