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Peer-reviewed findings, preprints and lab breakthroughs — explained without the hype.
Biology3 min read
A towering fungus from Yunnan's forests, nicknamed "D-rex," is so distinct it needed its own family, whose origins the researchers trace to just after the dinosaurs died out.
Biology3 min read
Researchers identified the fungus behind 'Lilliputian' visions, and it appears to lack known psychedelic compounds, pointing to an unidentified substance that could illuminate how the brain builds perception.
Biology3 min read
A Yale analysis of thousands of fossil measurements offers a more systematic way to tell which extinct animals truly became aquatic, with surprises for Spinosaurus and mesosaurs.
