Taxonomic families include different genera — or plural of genus — which themselves include different species. Scientists classify organisms into these taxonomic groups to better understand how they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cordyceps has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries, and, recently, the fungus has started popping up all over ...

Talk with any mycologist these days—really, anyone who’s obsessed with fungi—and it won’t take long to arrive at the subject of the zombie apocalypse. Obviously, fungi can be terrifying. They are the ...

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The Cordyceps fungus has evolved a terrifying ability to hijack the bodies of insects – but it's also being studied for an impressive range of potential medicinal effects. Researchers have found a way ...

If you've watched HBO's "The Last of Us," the sight of mushroom coffee or cordyceps supplements at the health-food store might set off alarm bells. In the show and video game's postapocalyptic ...

While Cordyceps might only be gaining popularity nowadays, this parasitic fungi (stay with us, here) has been used for centuries and has a rich history of use in traditional Chinese medicine.

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