Mushrooms can be pretty weird! Some have the power to trick animals into caring for them, appear to bleed, or even clean up radiation!

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Scientists found a species of wheatgrass that is resistant to fungus, but how it became resistant is both surprising and unclear.

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A major threat to these frogs is a fungus that's sweeping through Central and South America.

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A major threat to these frogs is a fungus that's sweeping through Central and South America.

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