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Biologists at The University of Texas at Austin, who have reported discovering a bird that's the natural result of a green jay and a blue jay's mating, say it may be among the first examples of a hybrid animal that exists because of recent changing patterns in the climate. The two different parent species are separated by 7 million years of evolution, and their ranges didn't overlap as recently as a few decades ago.

Sam Shoemaker’s record-setting voyage shows the promise – and limits – of fungi as a plastic alternative

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Germany has launched the EU’s first regulated psilocybin program, offering hope for those with severe depression but facing hurdles in scale and reach.

Iberian Harvester Ants, Messor ibericus, can produce offspring of two different species, according to a new Nature study. Messor ibericus queens can produce males of Messor structor in addition to their own species. This bizarre observation is at odds with how scientists conventionally think about species, so it may prompt a rethink of these already blurry definitions.

The paper: One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants

EU researchers are cultivating fungi on agricultural waste to create smarter and greener construction materials able to adapt and react to their environment, and even repair themselves.

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A fossil discovered in Patagonia shows a 3.5-metre-long reptile from the late Cretaceous with large, serrated teeth capable of slicing through muscle

The new material is fully biodegradable, tear-resistant, and functionally versatile, achieved without any chemical processing.

The paper can be found here

Mycorrhizal fungi help plants thrive, and sequester a lot of carbon. But a new atlas shows these climate warriors need urgent protection.

Check out the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN)