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This Golden Fungus Is Spreading Wildly in North America’s Forests
The golden oyster mushroom, a tasty species native to Asia, has proliferated in states around the Great Lakes and may crowd ...
The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it’s harming native fungi
Kits that help people grow their own golden oyster mushrooms at home may be one reason this nonnative species is now spreading in the wild.
‘Large' furry creatures found in Mexico rainforest in first-of-its-kind sighting
The sighting extends the species's known range by about 75 miles northwest from its closest occurrence in Alta Verapaz, ...
Two new species of wart sea slugs discovered from North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Five women scientists from Germany, Indonesia, and Wales have discovered two new species of wart sea slugs from North ...
Researchers uncover hidden seagrass species in northwest Pacific
Seagrasses, foundational species in coastal ecosystems worldwide, are surprisingly few in documented diversity—with only ...
‘Large’-eyed creature with ‘slender’ fingers found at temple. It’s a new species
Scientists found a “large”-eyed creature with “slender” fingers near a temple in India and discovered a new species, study said. Photo from A. Sayyed via Sayyed, Das, Amarasinghe, Bhattacharjee and ...
‘Armored’ aquarium pet with bumpy lips turns out to be new species from Brazil
In a river of western Brazil, an “armored” creature with bumpy lips swam through the “dark tea-colored” waters. Something ...