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A Popular Gourmet Mushroom Is Escaping Gardens and Invading US Forests
[ad_1] Golden oyster mushrooms arrived in the United States in the early 2010s. The canary-colored, fluffy mushrooms have since gained popularity as an aesthetically…
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Scientists Realize That Magic Mushrooms Are Even Weirder Than We Thought
[ad_1] Scientists found that the magic behind so-called “magic mushrooms”—psilocybin, a psychedelic compound—has evolved at least twice in mushrooms, and in very different ways.…
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This Black Fungus Turns Plastic Waste Into Edible Ingredients
[ad_1] Fungi might just be the most impressive form of life on Earth. They can live almost anywhere, have both medicinal and poisonous qualities,…
Travel
Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms
[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a…
World News
Australia police arrest host of lunch that left 3 dead from suspected poisoning
[ad_1] CANBERRA, Australia — The host of a weekend family lunch at her Australian country home was charged Thursday with murdering her ex-husband’s parents…
Health
Humans Can No Longer Ignore the Threat of Fungi
[ad_1] This article was originally published by Undark Magazine. Back at the turn of the 21st century, valley fever was an obscure fungal disease…
Health
Your Smartphone Is a Haven for Allergens
[ad_1] By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — That smartphone in your hand could be triggering your allergies, a…