"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Some organisms have the almost-paranormal ability to take one form and then switch to another. Known as ...

Creatures that can change from one form to another are a staple of science fiction: Think werewolves and Transformers. Nature, too, has its shapeshifters, such as dimorphic fungi. While scientists ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Some fungi, particularly species in the order Mucorales, can change from one form to another by changing what genes they express. Mucor lusitanicus ...