The pictures reveal a fascinating view of scientific research, showing both the beauty and horrors of life—ranging from parasitic fungi and dead whales to dinosaur eggs and shark conservation.

In my Twitter career, I've posted cute photos of my cat and messaged back and forth with most members of Spinal Tap. In her Twitter career, biologist Ana Sofia Reboleira discovered a new species ...

Two new species of parasitic fungi uncovered in 99-million-year-old amber An amber fossil captures the moment when parasitic fungus burst through the head of a fly, 99 million years ago.

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some of the oldest direct evidence of parasitic relationships between fungi ...

Scientists have discovered two new species of ancient parasitic fungi preserved in amber dating back 99 million years. The fungi were growing out of the bodies of host insects that became trapped ...

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There are about 30 different species of the “order of microscopic parasitic fungi known as Laboulbeniales,” of which the new species belongs, that attack arthropods such as millipedes, insects ...

Many species of fungus are known to parasitize spiders, and instances of parasites bursting from the bodies of dead arachnids have been recorded across the globe. Most species belong to the ...

A new type of parasitic fungus found by a keen-eyed scientist scrolling through Twitter has been named after the social network. In 2018, in the run up to the U.S. midterm elections, Virginia Tech ...

Parasitic fungus turns them into ‘flying salt shakers of death’ By CNN.com Wire Service PUBLISHED: August 4, 2020 at 10:35 AM PDT ...

This dramatic image of the fruiting bodies of a parasitic fungus erupting from a fly's body won Roberto García Roa the top prize in the BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition ...