Controlling the disease revolves around proper choice of rootstock. Some are better than others; not one is perfect.

I spotted this creature at Killygarvan graveyard, Rathmullan, Co Donegal in July – a toad – but it doesn’t match the pictures ...

Deep within the world’s forests, nature hides one of its most mesmerising spectacles, mushrooms that glow in the dark. These bioluminescent fungi emit a soft, otherworldly light that transforms the ...

Honey fungus is the most serious fungal disease affecting garden trees and shrubs in this country. With young trees and shrubs, death can be very sudden, while older trees may take many years to die.

It was therefore surprising to find that Armillaria mellea, a luminescent basidiomycete grown in culture, had its light emission stimulated by high ozone concentrations and that it survived long ozone ...

Nature's hidden spectacle, bioluminescent mushrooms, illuminate forests with an otherworldly glow. These fungi, found in humid environments, serve ecological purposes like spore dispersal. From the ...