Collaborate Disseminate
For the 60th year in a row, the Natural History Museum of London has held its Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. And for the 60th year in a row, the images are guaranteed to stir your love of the natural world and the animals that live in it.Con… Continue reading Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners go full-on animalistic
Autonomous vehicles are said to be safer than human drivers – but would you trust a mushroom behind the wheel? A new kind of “biohybrid” robot moves in response to signals from the nervous system of a fungus.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Technolo… Continue reading Fungus learns to drive in “biohybrid” robots
A “bananageddon” might be on the horizon, and not for the first time. But new research could help save our favorite fruit.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Fruit, Agriculture, Fungus, Extinction, University of Massachusetts Continue reading “Bananageddon” again approaches, but a new weapon could save our skins
Two new species of hallucinogenic fungi have been identified and officially described, joining the ranks of around 140 known types of these psychoactive gilled mushroom.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Stellenbosch University, South Afri… Continue reading Two new hallucinogenic mushroom species discovered by fungi fans
That we have a huge plastic waste problem is clear, but there are numerous efforts to stem the tide while also cleaning up the mess. Nature is also joining the battle, and scientists have now identified a marine fungus at the plastic-devouring front li… Continue reading Marine fungus takes a bite out of plastic waste
A healthy frog has been spotted with a tiny mushroom sprouting from the side of its body, the first time such a growth on live animal tissue has been observed. Naturally, it completely stunned scientists.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: … Continue reading Frog sprouts mushroom, stumps the science world
When it comes to cleaning up marine oil spills, it’s best if you can use a material that separates the oil from the seawater. Scientists have created a new organic membrane which does exactly that, and it’s derived from oyster mushrooms.Continue Readin… Continue reading Mushroom-derived membranes may make for greener oil-spill cleanups
A study has found that playing a soundscape to a common, plant-promoting fungus found in soil caused it to grow more rapidly than fungi that weren’t exposed to sound. The novel ‘eco-acoustic’ approach has the potential to restore damaged ecosystems.Con… Continue reading Sound makes soil fungi bloom & could restore damaged ecosystems
A fungus that attacked other organisms 407 million years ago has been unearthed among a collection of fossils, making it the oldest of its kind to have ever been found. The new plant pathogen has also been named Potteromyces asteroxylicola, in honor of… Continue reading World’s oldest disease-causing fungus found, named after Beatrix Potter
In what is a hugely promising sign for securing and boosting food production, a large-scale field study has demonstrated how treating farmland soil with mycorrhizal fungi can improve crop yields of maize by 40%, without the use of any additional fertil… Continue reading Natural superhero fungi boosts crop yields by 40%