Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...

Dog pranked by alien mind-controlled owner in funny skit. Weather warning issued before Chiefs-Texans game With the penny going away, what should you do with the ones in your coin jar? Fox News turns ...

A deadly hospital fungus that resists nearly every antifungal drug may have an unexpected weakness. Researchers discovered ...

A deadly, drug-resistant hospital fungus may finally have a weakness—and scientists think they’ve found it.

In a year full of standout shows, io9 picks the very best genre stories to hit the small screen. io9 watched a lot of TV this ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook First seen in Marvel Comics in 1962’s The Incredible Hulk #3, Maynard Tiboldt took over the role ...

A fungus known to cause severe multi-drug resistant illness is on the rise in Michigan. The state identified more than 110 cases of Candida auris in residents in October, marking the highest one-month ...

Research over the years has found that a black mold, formed from a number of different fungi, has been growing toward radioactive particles, and surviving on ionizing radiation, at the Chernobyl ...

Is there an Outer SpaceX? With 3I/ATLAS set to fly by Earth in just over a week, experts continue to speculate over its origins. Harvard Scientist Avi Loeb believes that if aliens, the comet wouldn’t ...

Mark Mitchell, the CEO of Rasmussen Reports and a prominent right-leaning pollster, has escalated his criticism of Indian professionals working in the United States, calling for mass deportations of ...

The comet 3I/ATLAS is taking a long holiday journey this year. It's visiting from another solar system altogether. It's the third interstellar object recorded passing through our solar system.