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Up 160% in a year, could Evolution Mining shares keep climbing?

Shares in Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) have had a huge run over the past year. The gold miner's share price is up around 160%, putting it among the best performers in the ASX gold sector. That rise ...
The Debrief

This Vampire-Like Organism “Lost Much of What Defines It” to an Odd Twist in Evolution—So It Became a Parasite Instead

What looks like a mushroom, but isn’t a fungus, and after losing much of what characterized its botanical ancestors, evolved into one of nature’s most bizarre parasites instead? “Balanophora has lost ...
Yahoo

Strange parasitic 'mushroom' plant abandoned photosynthesis and somehow flourished

In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first glance. Its knobby flower stalks look more like a mushroom than a flowering ...
Science Daily

This “mushroom” is not a fungus, it’s a bizarre plant that breaks all the rules

Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in dark forest undergrowth. Scientists surveying rare populations across East ...
Reuters

Wall St ends higher as tech rally continues, led by Micron

Nike slides as Q2 gross margins drop Micron Technology continues rally Stocks volatile on triple witching day Indexes end up: Dow 0.38%, S&P 0.88%, Nasdaq 1.31% Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed ...