Scientists in Australia are in a desperate race to rescue a newly identified "zombie tree" before it vanishes from Queensland's rainforests.
They discovered that the tree, Rhodamnia zombi, can no longer produce flowers, fruit or seeds — leaving it alive but unable to propagate itself in the wild. The zombie tree, which was just discovered in 2020 and was described as a new species last year, is suffering from a fast-spreading fungal disease called myrtle rust.
