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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Arts

Fungi: Anarchist Designers review a perverse plunge into mushroom mayhem, from stinkhorns to zombie-makers

Fungi are ubiquitous, resilient organisms that spread quietly, decompose life, disrupt ecosystems and agriculture, and pose significant threats to human health and environments.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

My ideas are a little revolutionary': ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics

Wildfires have become an ever bigger problem in Canada. The 2018 wildfires were the biggest in British Columbia's history, but this record was broken in 2021, and then again in 2023, when fires consumed an area three times the size of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and the smoke travelled as far as New York City.
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Agriculture
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

Yes, You Can Grow Mushrooms In An Old Plastic Container - Here's How - Tasting Table

Growing edible mushrooms at home is affordable and simple using recycled plastic containers, spores, and substrate material.
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Science
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Fungus could be the insecticide of the future

Certain strains of Beauveria bassiana can infect and kill Eurasian spruce bark beetles despite beetles’ enhanced antimicrobial defenses.
Environment
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

How Yeast Can Actually Be Beneficial For Gardening - Tasting Table

Baker's yeast can serve as an affordable, gentle garden fertilizer supplying nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, but its effectiveness remains scientifically inconclusive.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Meet the extremophile molds wreaking havoc in museums

Mold is a perennial scourge in museums that can disfigure and destroy art and artifacts. To keep this microbial foe in check, institutions follow protocols designed to deter the familiar fungi that thrive in humid settings. But it seems a new front has opened in this long-standing battle. I'd recently heard rumblings that curators in my then home base of Denmark have been wrestling with perplexing infestations that seem to defy the normal rules of engagement.
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Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

How do animals know it's safe to eat mushrooms in Sunnyvale yard?

Many backyard animals eat mushrooms; they learn to avoid those that cause illness, but death cap and western destroying angel are deadly to all creatures.
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

How do animals know it's safe to eat mushrooms in Sunnyvale yard?

Backyard wildlife commonly eat mushrooms; many species avoid toxic varieties through experience, with wild turkeys a likely candidate for scratched soil.
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