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Stunning amber fossil reveals ‘Last of Us’-type fungus likely lived alongside dinosaurs
A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body ...
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Trillions of Cicadas Erupt After 17 Years Across Eastern U.S.
This year, eastern North America is buzzing with one of nature’s most jaw-dropping spectacles: Brood XIV periodical cicadas.
Why are so many tree branches dying around Cincinnati? Cicadas are to blame
Trees looking a bit brown in places? It's probably the 17-year cicadas laying eggs. What you need to know about flagging, and ...
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Trillions of cicadas are coming to the U.S.—and that’s a good thing
Brood X cicadas molt one final time as they emerge, leaving exoskeleton remnants on trees and other vertical surfaces. As with all these photos, these were taken in Maryland in 2004.
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Origins of the parasitic fungus that inspired The Last of Us revealed
Ophiocordyceps are named because they infect the brain of their hosts to then manipulate the ant’s behaviour. Zombie-ant ...
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The woods in central Pennsylvania are alive with the sound of cicadas
Periodical cicadas have emerged in Central Pa. In some places, including Bald Eagle State Park in Centre County, they're out in force.