When Parasites Become Prey: Inside Nature’s Hyperparasite Web
The cabbage leaf hardly moves, yet a small drama is underway. A caterpillar inches along the midrib. A slender black…
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Can Chernobyl’s Black Fungi Turn Radiation Into Food?
In the shadow of Chernobyl’s ruined reactor, something black and stubborn has taken hold. Clinging to concrete and steel where…
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The Real ‘Zombie’ Fungus: How Cordyceps Hijacks Insects and Shapes Forests
A still-green leaf trembles in the understory. Clinging to its underside, an ant hangs motionless, mandibles locked tight, while a…
