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Lightning strikes make collecting a parasitic fungus prized in traditional Chinese medicine a deadly pursuit

Written by Daile Zhang, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Dakota

Collecting the fungus is a high-risk, high-reward proposition.Kevin Frayer/Getty Images News via Getty Images

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BizCover Brings Australia’s First AI-Based Insurance Quotes to ChatGPT

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