The Hidden Conversation Between Homes and Mold
Mold doesn’t start as a stain on the wall—it begins as a quiet conversation between moisture, air, and the spaces we live in every day.
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When Mold Becomes an Aesthetic Critic: Pigments, Canvas, and the “Art History of Decay”
In museums and caves alike, mold quietly reshapes art—revealing how pigments, canvas, and history negotiate with moisture, time, and decay.
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Bridgeport’s Next Breath: How a City Learned to Read the Warnings Written in Mold
As climate stress reshapes cities, Bridgeport discovers that mold inside homes and schools may be the earliest warning sign of whether climate adaptation is truly working.
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Your basement might know it is growing mold before you do
Your home may sense mold long before stains appear. New research shows that VOC patterns, captured by electronic noses and robots, can reveal hidden fungal activity early.
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The Deep Roots of Fungi: A New Timetree Reshapes Earth’s Oldest Story
A new fungal timetree pushes their origins over a billion years into Earth’s past, revealing fungi as early ecosystem engineers long before plants or animals emerged.
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The Lichens That Whisper Change
High-altitude lichens in the Himalayas are quietly reshaping how scientists track climate shifts, revealing early ecological changes long before larger systems respond.
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An Uninvited Guest in the Lab: The Quiet Rise of Purpureocillium lilacinum
A slow-moving environmental fungus is rising in clinical labs across the U.S., revealing a subtle shift in ecology, diagnostics, and human exposure that deserves renewed attention.
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Nature’s Engineer: The Fungus That Grows Next-Generation Hydrogels
A naturally grown hydrogel is challenging the limits of material science, revealing how a soil fungus can outperform engineered designs with layered structure and surprising resilience.
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Enzymes vs. Toxins: Engineering a Safer Future for Animal Feed
In the hidden struggle between enzymes and toxins, a new biological breakthrough offers a way to disarm threats before they reach the animals that depend on us.
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The Trichoderma You Use Every Day
You may never see it, yet this fungus shapes paper, denim, and detergents. Trichoderma works inside factories as a quiet engineer powering modern materials.
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