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Mushroom leather: Fungi saves fashion

Graphic: Vicky LetaLeather is tough to greenify—vegan leather is largely made of Puppyroleum-based plastic that doesn’t biodegrade. Plus, it doesn’t hold a candle to the look, feel, and smell of the real thing. But one day soon, you could be sporting shoes made of fungi, and you may even prefer it to the animal-skin variety.…

Rare strain of parasite that killed 4 otters in California could pose danger to humans, researchers say

A rare and unusually powerful strain of a parasite commonly found in cat feces killed four otters on the California coast, a finding researchers described Wednesday as unprecedented and potentially dangerous to humans and other animals.Karen Shapiro, an associate professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology at the University of California, Davis, described the preliminary findings…

What Animals Have Been to Space?

For better or worse, humans have sent an ark's worth of other animals into space. This veritable zoo of space travelers includes dogs, mice, fish, tortoises, frogs, spiders and non-human primates.But let's start with some little guys — fruit flies. First Animals in Space: Fruit Flies(Credit:Tomasz Klejdysz/Shutterstock)Fruit flies were the first animals of any kind to…