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Stunning new animated series tells the story of a cure-all mushroom

A naturalist finds a hallucinogenic mushroom with the power to cure all ailments in the animated series Common Side Effects. Big Pharma is hot on his trail in this beautifully made show, says Bethan Ackerley

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Environment

Fungus offers a new way to cut down on methane in cow burps

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Fly Agaric (detail) ? Marshmallow Laser Feast

Life

Striking artworks reveal the beauty of mushrooms and other soil life

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Magic mushrooms found in Africa are a species new to science

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**VIDEO AVAILABLE. CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE.** Swiss researchers have developed a new kind of wood that glows in the dark. Scientists at Empa's Cellulose & Wood Materials lab in St. Gallen, Switzerland, combined balsa wood with a bioluminescent fungus. White rot fungus D. tabescens was used to craft the material which aims to develop a multifunctional and sustainable light source to address societal needs. The team sees a future where advanced materials are ???smart,??? capable of self-healing, adapting to their environment, and changing state. The biohybrid wood, described as an

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Bioluminescent Christmas tree glows with festive cheer

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A mushroom growing in a forest

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Fungi transplant aims to restore soil species for healthy tree growth

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Life

Plants laced with a variety of fungi are more popular with bees

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Neurospora intermedia, an orange mold, turns day-old bread into a cheesy treat when toasted (left). The mold transforms sugarless rice custard into a sweet dessert served at the Alchemist restaurant in Copenhagen (right). CREDIT Images courtesy of Blue Hill at Stone Farm and Alchemist

Environment

Fungus transforms food waste into haute cuisine

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Environment

Millions of trees could grow faster with a boost from wild fungi

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Environment

Marine fungus can break down floating plastic pollution

The plastic-digesting capabilities of the fungus Parengyodontium album could be harnessed to degrade polyethylene, the most abundant type of plastic in the ocean

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Life

Fungus lost to science for 42 years found again in Chilean mountains

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Life

Orchids feed their young through underground fungal connections

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Life

Stink bugs grow a fungal garden on their legs to fight parasitic wasps

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Life

In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain sight

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