ireland Newly discovered fungal zombie spiders named for Sir David Attenborough Thom Dunn

fungal infection A plant fungus has infected a human for the first time Mark Frauenfelder

Weird Fur-bearing trout: the bizarre folklore fish covered in fur (and the weird truth behind it) Popkin

Science Study: even mild Covid infections cause immune system damage Jennifer Sandlin

food safety What happens when you eat moldy food? Ellsworth Toohey

medical Microbes in woman's gut brew alcohol, making her drunk without drinking Allan Rose Hill

socks Where on the footwear alignment chart are toe socks? Rob Beschizza

keanu reeves Keanumycins are fungus-killing compounds named after Keanu Reeves Jennifer Sandlin

knowledge is power Some great compilations of current research about COVID-19 Jennifer Sandlin

fungus Do not inject mushrooms Miss Cellania

gross Scientists find two new species of fungi that turn flies into 'zombies' Miss Cellania

zombies Scientists have discovered how the 2020 "zombie cicadas" get hijacked by a mind-controlling fungus that eats their genitals Thom Dunn

radiation There's a new radiation-eating fungus strand growing at Chernobyl Thom Dunn

disease Sock sniffer suffers from fungal infection in lungs David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures America's Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake Ted Levin

mushrooms How I learned to think like a mushroom Tradd Cotter