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Life

Something Strange Is Happening to the Fungus in Chernobyl

12.01.25

By Ashley Fike
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Life

This Guy Let a Ton of Fungus Grow in His Shower Because It Was ‘Interesting’

Maybe don’t do that!

03.11.25

By Sammi Caramela
Tech

‘Pandora’s Box’: Doctors Warn of Rising Plant Fungus Infections in People After ‘First of Its Kind’ Case

03.31.23

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Futuristic Body Armor Could Be Based on This Weird Mushroom, Study Finds

02.22.23

By Sarah Wells
News

Invading Cicadas May Turn Into Sex-Crazed Zombies This Summer

06.27.20

By Katherine Tutrone
Drugs

In the 1950s, Hundreds of People Started Hallucinating Visions of Hell

05.22.20

By Sébastien Wesolowski
Tech

These Stunning Genetically Engineered Plants Glow Bright Green

04.27.20

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

A Wild Discovery About Fungi Just Changed Earth’s Evolutionary Timeline

01.22.20

By Becky Ferreira
Health

The Blob? I Am She. And She? She Is Me.

10.17.19

By Harron Walker
Tech

Interstellar Mold Is Becoming a Problem for Space Travel

07.01.19

By Madeleine Gregory
Tech

Scientists Find One-Billion-Year-Old Fungus In the Canadian Arctic

05.22.19

By Becky Ferreira
Food

I Want to Eat This Tree Fungus That Looks Like Mac and Cheese

01.22.19

By Bettina Makalintal

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Horoscopes

Daily Horoscope: February 20, 2026

Today’s cosmic audit: keep the imagination, drop the self-sabotage, and finish one thing like you mean it.

6 hours ago

By Ashley Fike
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Music

Prince Once Reflected on How His Spirituality Affected His Career in Unearthed Interview: ‘You’ve Got to Find Out Who You Are’

During a 1986 interview, Prince reflects on his relationship with God and the importance of spirituality in a person’s life.

9 hours ago

By Caleb Catlin
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Music

Weird Al ‘Interviews’ Visibly Confused Avril Lavigne During 2003 Parody Show Made of Leftover MTV Footage

In a 2003 segment of ‘AL-TV’, Weird Al “interviewed” Avril Lavigne using leftover footage from an actual MTV interview.

10 hours ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

Hilary Duff ‘Didn’t Feel Good’ About Her Infamous ‘With Love’ Dance, but Years Later, She’s Reclaimed the Moves

Hilary Duff spoke about her lackluster dancing while performing “With Love” in 2007, attributing it to feeling out of control of her life.

10 hours ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

You Like Fontaines D.C. on the ‘Peaky Blinders’ Film Soundtrack? Don’t Even Joke, Lad

Fontaines D.C. members each contributed to the ‘Peaky Blinders’ film soundtrack, plus a new version of ‘Red Right Hand’ from Nick Cave.

11 hours ago

By Lauren Boisvert