There are over 14,000 species of mushrooms on Earth, ranging from poisonous death caps to delicious morels to mushrooms of the psychedelic variety. I’m sure you’ve seem them growing from soil, cow ...
As an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup coatings, researchers in Langmuir report a way to waterproof materials using edible fungus. Along with fibers made from wood, the fungus ...
Amid renewed interest in foraging for edible wild plants, mushrooms and other foodstuffs, experts caution aspiring foragers to prioritize safety, plan carefully and learn proper identification. Here ...
In a recent review published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers reviewed existing data on edible mushrooms as dietary sources of antioxidants for preventing neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) ...
What makes people interested in fungi-based food as an alternative to other protein sources such as meat? A new doctoral thesis explains how it is possible to create sustainable systems for food ...
A common, black yeast-like fungus may be the solution to uncontrollable plastic waste production, according to a German startup. Reading time 2 minutes Fungi might just be the most impressive form of ...
We've seen fungi being used to create useful new materials for construction, fire-retardant building insulation, and even 3D-printed batteries. One of the researchers behind that last doozy, Dr.