The life cycle of Ophiocordyceps is like something from a sci-fi movie: “You think, where the hell did that come from?” A Ophiocordyceps species of fungi that has exploded from the body of a carpenter ...

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MINNEAPOLIS — After a warm, dry winter that was record-setting in its own right, the Twin Cities are on track for a record-wet month of May. With 5.19" of rain in 28 days, this May has cracked the top ...

Sphagnum moss uses the power of vortices, or rings of rolling air, to launch their spores to extraordinary heights, according to a new study. Vortex-power is essentially the same mechanism employed by ...