Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...

Parasitism is a common life strategy in the natural world; how they will fare under climate change remains to be seen ...

I hardly need to remind you of our current position in the calendar year. I’m not even going to mention Christmas. But as the present year comes to an end, we are trying — whether consciously or ...

Analysis of 309 strains suggests that the genus Escovopsis originated about 56.9 million years ago, but did not begin ...

A genus of fungi previously considered a parasite of fungi associated with ants may actually have much more complex ...

Scientists found that a fungus called Escovopsis living in ant nests has a long and surprising history. New research shows a ...

This surprising discovery comes from a new study on Lasius neglectus ants. It shows for the first time that very young ants ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...

A new study maps the unusual genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, offering new insights into the evolution of ...

In a new study published in Trends in Biotechnology, researchers used a gene-editing technology called CRISPR to increase a fungus's production efficiency and cut its production-related environmental ...

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