Fungal spores travel farther by surfing their own wind

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 09:07 in Biology & Nature

Long before geese started flying in chevron formation or cyclists learned the value of drafting, fungi discovered an aerodynamic way to reduce drag on their spores so as to spread them as high and as far as possible...

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