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Leonardo da Vinci is famous for his elaborate, nuanced artwork and advanced technical ideas. But new research has revealed another level of complexity in his drawings: the hidden world of small life-forms on his artwork. These findings could help create a microbiome “catalog” for artwork, the researchers said. Each piece …

Humans aren’t the only ones susceptible to the psychedelic chemicals found in magic mushrooms. The “zombie cicadas”, under the influence of a parasitic fungus, have resurfaced in West Virginia to infect their friends, and now scientists have a better understanding of how it happens. Researchers from the University of West …