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Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered a completely new fungal species, which they named after the king of Sweden.

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In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction ...

The act of puncture – stabbing something with a sharp tool – is incredibly widespread in the natural world. Examples of ...

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have discovered that a fungus deadly to people with weakened immune systems can ...

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Fermentation startups making food colors, proteins, sweeteners and specialty ingredients are attracting investment, ...

Around 500 million years ago, plants started transitioning from water to land. These early terrestrial greens had no roots, however, so they partnered with tiny fungi called mycorrhizae to suck up ...