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76Fungus that causes dandruff
The real cause of the most irritating scalp problem of some people, the dandruff. Idea on how it started and the most modern and natural way of dealing with it.
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73Why We Have Scientific Names Of Plants
Scientific plant names are given to keep down confusion. Taxonomists develop scientific names so that the same name is used throughout the world, no matter what language. Many of these names are a combinatin of Latin and Greek. Just imagine how...
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71Nutritional Value and Health Benefits of Asian Mushrooms
For over 3,000 years the Chinese and Japanese have been using mushrooms for food and medicine. Since discovered by the West, they are everywhere: in our recipes and as herbal supplements. This article highlights the nutritional value and health benefits of the popular oyster mushroom, maitake mushroom, and the shiitake mushroom, which were disclosed after much research.
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71Alien Invasion! Star Jelly, Slime Molds & Zombie Ants
Are aliens already here? Some earthly life forms are so strange they seem more like space invaders. Theories like Panspermia and Neopanspermia suggest that the fungus among us might just be from far beyond earth and the human imagination.
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76Invaders Are Eating the International Space Station (ISS)
Microbes on the International Space Station are corroding and damaging components. Despite rigid procedures and processes, microbes will always be with us, but in the closed environments of space vehicles, the problem is exacerbated. Microbes were a major factor in the failure of the Russian MIR space station.
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64How Do Yeast and Baking Powder Differ as Leavening Agents?
Baker's or brewer's yeast, the live, single-cell fungi (one of 1,400 species) causes bread and other baked goods to rise through the process of fermentation. This information was accidentally discovered by ancient Egyptians. Baking powder, contrarily, was deliberately created from three different compounds. It leavens baked goods as cakes, pies, muffins by chemical reaction which is faster than fermentation.
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79Death Cap Mushroom
The Death Cap mushroom remains the world’s deadliest mushroom responsible for more deaths than any other fungi or mushroom. Learning about the myths behind this fungus, as well as how to identify it in the wild, could help save your life. Discovering nature’s most toxic Death Cap Mushroom shows how many famous people have died after eating this highly deadly shroom.
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82Strange Things I've Found on my Walks around Burnley, Lancashire
temporary sights and unusual phenomena found around Burnley, Pendle and Hapton Lancashire including sundogs, moondogs, slime mould, decorated tree, pink underpants, arcus cloud, nacreous cloud, a tall chimney and iced trees.
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73Microorganisms in your Compost: The Famous Five
The microorganisms involved in composting are not complicated and can be understood after reading this article. Compost microorganism are responsible for turing ordinary soil into nutrient rich, humus or black gold.
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63How to get rid of fungus...FINALLY!
Nail Fungus I've been doing nails for almost 20 years and have come across some seriously bad finger nail and toe nails fungus. I have tried everything and found that something everyone has grown up with in their medicine cabinet..Vic's Vapor Rub! ...
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