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A Beautiful Newfound Fungus Mummifies Its Spider Prey
A striking purple species is one piece of the fungal kingdom’s uncharted diversity
A striking purple species is one piece of the fungal kingdom’s uncharted diversity
Researchers in Hawaii are studying the effects of the deadly blazes on its island of Maui, including how they have impacted drinking-water quality and might affect local marine ecosystems...
Thousands of usually solitary octopuses gather to brood eggs in a special spot off California
Minuscule amounts of uranium detected in the shells of turtles point to a new way to track such materials’ impacts on people and ecosystems
New habitats that are emerging as mountain glaciers melt away represent huge ecological shifts and present new challenges for conservation
Apothecaries founded this famous garden—one of the most ancient botanical gardens in Europe—to teach their students which plants poison and which plants cure.
An expedition using a deep-sea remotely operated vehicle has uncovered a hidden underground ecosystem below hydrothermal vents on the seafloor
Researchers set out to calculate how much of Earth’s life dwells in the planet’s least admired environment
Atmospheric carbon is a currency that plants use to “buy” nutrients from fungi in the soil. To find out where this economy will go next, the devil is in the details. And the details are in the dirt...
Like us, plants and fungi have complex economies. By burning fossil fuels, we’ve been devaluing their currency.
As “zombie” fires become more common, new research shows they arise from an unexpected source
New research has discovered that wildfire smoke hurts these primates’ voice—and health.
Elated researchers watched baby octopuses hatch en masse near Pacific Ocean hydrothermal vents
Humans prey on more vertebrate species for use as pets and in medicine and other products than we do for food
It turns out there are two species of mysterious, venomous pygmy lorises
Smart, adaptable and loud, parrots are thriving in cities far outside their native ranges
Experts explain why tick-borne illnesses are increasing in the U.S. and offer tips to prevent bites
The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam threatens both agriculture and nature reserves, a Ukrainian conservationist says
The most comprehensive census yet of the hippos in Colombia that are descended from several imported by drug-cartel leader Pablo Escobar reveals that there could be twice as many of the invasive animals as previous estimates indicated...
Southern Ocean phytoplankton help to brighten Earth’s clouds
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