Parasitic fungus manipulates bodies and bedroom behavior of hapless insects
April 21, 2018 — Jennifer Frazer
Deeply weird but beautifully illustrated new children’s book channels Hieronymous Bosch
April 18, 2018 — Jennifer Frazer
The lethal proteins are in the Hard-to-Kill Hall of Fame--and may be more common than we realize
April 14, 2018 — Jennifer Frazer
Bacterial big game hunters drill into victims, brace the hole, and then seal the wound behind them
March 31, 2018 — Jennifer Frazer
Filmy ferns live up to their name
March 25, 2018 — Jennifer Frazer
1970 called—it wants its plant playlist back
March 17, 2018 — Jennifer Frazer
Tylopilus formosus is all black.
March 17, 2018 — Jennifer Frazer
In which we revisit the hot-button topic of plant intelligence
February 25, 2018 — Jennifer Frazer
Unassuming houseplant uses alter ego to get lucky at insects' expense
February 15, 2018 — Jennifer Frazer
Discovery “represents a new extreme in organelle complexity”
February 11, 2018 — Jennifer Frazer
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