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Bellow’s alpine tree frogs enhance their jumping ability when infected with a common fungus Robert Valentich/naturepl.com The chytrid fungus is a lethal pathogen affecting amphibians amid…
The fungus that has long been linked to the death of the archaeologist who uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb may now have a role in saving lives.…
Paleontologists have discovered ancient DNA and truffle-like fungal spores, including at least one colorful species. Upland More (Megalapteryx didinus) an extinct species of giant flightless bird…
Please envision the setting. It’s Halloween, and you decide to take a daring walk through a cemetery on the edge of town. As the sounds of…
It’s that time of the year again when runny nose season has already arrived. However, for some people, runny noses are a year-round struggle due to…
With their bulging red eyes and alien-like mating sounds, periodical cicadas may seem scary and weird, but some of them are speed-freak, sex-crazed zombies that have…
It’s finally here. Once every 200 years, two flocks of periodical cicadas will emerge from the ground. Across much of the US, billions of winged insects…