Stories by Priyanka Runwal

In Guyanese savannas, a fungus infects grasslike plants, sterilizes them and produces bizarre all-fungal “flower” doppelgängers

Flooding and a wood-boring beetle threaten supplies of storied “swamp ash”

To remain active in frigid environments, the bald notothen drastically adjusts oxygen in its blood

As development and rising seas diminish roosting sites, shell-filled bags provide “islands” to rest and refuel

One variety alerts neighbors to keep pests at bay