This photo taken on October 13, 2024 and released on June 11, 2026, shows the new species of "hyperparasite" called Pleurocordyceps cornusynnemata, named for its highly distinct horned-shaped structures, growing on a dead ant which feeds on the original insect-invasive fungus at the Danum Valley Conservation Area in Lahad Datu, on Malaysia's Borneo island. Malaysian scientists have discovered a new species of parasitic fungus in Borneo's jungles that targets so-called "zombie fungi", named for infecting insects and causing erratic behaviour before being subjected to a gruesome death. (Photo by Elyse Yang / Universiti Malaysia Sabah / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Universiti Malaysia Sabah/ Elyse Yang" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

TOPSHOT - This photograph shows the silhouette of US Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos on stage at the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in Paris on June 17, 2026. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Robots of Unitree Robotics company are displayed at the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in Paris on June 17, 2026. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)

This undated handout photo released by the Australian Antarctic Division on June 18, 2026, shows the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina at Heard Island. A pathogenic strain of bird flu killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups after infecting a breeding colony on a sub-Antarctic volcanic island, Australian scientists said on June 18. Researchers found the remote Heard and McDonald Islands littered with seal carcasses when they arrived on a research expedition in October 2025. (Photo by Simon PAYNE / AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION / AFP via Getty Images) / ----EDITORS NOTE NO ARCHIVE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION / Simon PAYNE" NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

This undated handout photo released by the Australian Antarctic Division on June 18, 2026, shows a wildlife team from the Australian Antarctic Program assessing the site of a mass mortality of southern elephant seals on Heard Island. A pathogenic strain of bird flu killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups after infecting a breeding colony on a sub-Antarctic volcanic island, Australian scientists said on June 18. Researchers found the remote Heard and McDonald Islands littered with seal carcasses when they arrived on a research expedition in October 2025. (Photo by Julie MCINNES / AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION / AFP via Getty Images) / ----EDITORS NOTE NO ARCHIVE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION / Julie MCINNES" NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

This undated handout photo released by the Australian Antarctic Division on June 18, 2026, shows a wildlife team from the Australian Antarctic Program assessing the site of a mass mortality of southern elephant seals on Heard Island. A pathogenic strain of bird flu killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups after infecting a breeding colony on a sub-Antarctic volcanic island, Australian scientists said on June 18. Researchers found the remote Heard and McDonald Islands littered with seal carcasses when they arrived on a research expedition in October 2025. (Photo by Julie MCINNES / AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION / AFP via Getty Images) / ----EDITORS NOTE NO ARCHIVE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION / Julie MCINNES" NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Khadija Al-Ladawi, 71, participates in a psychological support session using a virtual reality headset in a tent operated by a medical technology team in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana).

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 17: A general view of Science World with the FIFA World Cup 2026 match ball installation ahead of Thursday's Group B match between Canada and Qatar on June 17, 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)