Fungus forces beetles to become sexy zombies and spread its spores
This should be obvious, but don’t try to mate with zombies.
This should be obvious, but don’t try to mate with zombies.
The next time you’re about to enjoy a bite of chocolate, take a moment to thank the fungi and other microbiota that made it possible.
If the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree, they both have a problem.
Milk is a substance that has, for millions of years, been made exclusively by mammals.
Rhinos and elephants have long been targeted by poachers for the keratin and ivory that grows from their heads.
The leather in any pair of new shoes is probably over two years old.
Chytrids are some of the oldest fungi on Earth, and until recently nobody minded as they fed on dead or rotting material.
Beauveria bassiana is the kind of thing that’s fun to learn about only after you’ve confirmed it doesn’t attack humans.
On a dark enough night in the Brazilian rain forest, aside from the dancing lights of fireflies, your journey can be softly illuminated by the green glow of Neonothopanus gardneri.