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A zombie-inducing fungus is worth more than gold A group of fungi under the genus *Cordyceps* gained traction because of their capability to turn hosts into zombie-like creatures in the recent HBO series "The Last of Us." However, scientists shared that the scary fungi could soon be the next...

Photo by Chiring Chandan from Wikimedia Commons. Space habitats of the future need to come up with ways to sustain their food supply without depending on resupply missions from Earth.  This is why Jane Shevtsov, administrator of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),  partnered...

Photo by Andrew Ridley from Unsplash. Ecologists have previously found that trees communicate and share nutrients by using underground fungal networks. Researchers have being studying this further and now speculate that fungal networks are able to communicate through a language made up of up to 50...

Dairy is used in a lot of dishes, pastries, and beverages. But despite its versatility, not everyone has the stomach for it. This led to the creation of dairy alternatives that can be used to substitute the real thing.  California-based food start-up Perfect Day has discovered a way to make a...