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Enchanting photos of ‘bizarre’ mushrooms showcase fungi diversity
Cage fungus Alison Pouliot “I’ve been hanging around fungi for more than 30 years now, working more at…
Cockatoos have an impressively wide repertoire of dance moves
White cockatoos seem to have a natural proclivity for dancing Andrew Angelov / Alamy The headbang, the side-to-side…
Two sneaky viruses may be messing with honeybee flight
Honeybees routinely battle infectious fungi, bacteria, mites and viruses Anthony Brown/Alamy Two seemingly innocuous viral infections in adult…
These ants are one of the most effective teams in the natural world
Weaver ants folding paper Dr Chris Reid, Macquarie University A chain of weaver ants can easily outpull just…
Stark images show water’s role in human strife and survival
Wellcome Collection A man gazes at the water level in a well in Morocco as the dunes of…
Weird microbial partnership shows how complex life may have evolved
Stromatolites are rock-like structures formed by bacteria in shallow water lkonya/Shutterstock Microbes from a remote bay in Western…
How cocoa beans’ microbiomes are key to the finest chocolate flavours
Chocolate is made by fermenting cocoa beans, which come from the fruit of cacao trees Mimi Chu Leung…