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The Fungus That Could Replace Plastic
Simple mycelium filaments can be grown to replace different types of oil-based plastics.
Explore a Planet Made of Fungus, Stanley Kubrick-Style
Philip Klawitter's new short film 'Micro Infinito' takes Stanley Kubrick and Alfonso Cuarón's space cinematography to the microscopic realm.
The Plan to Mop Up the World's Largest Oil Spill With Fungus
Can a team of radical biologists deploy mushrooms to absorb the Amazonian oil spills that have plagued the forest for decades?
Alaska Is Falling in Love with a Hideous Fungus
Meet chaga, a parasitic birch tree fungus long-esteemed in Siberian folk medicine for its purportedly curative properties. Lately, it's become the hottest new cup of tea in Alaska's cafes.
Soon We’ll All Be Eating Plastic Wrapped in Fungus
Have you ever looked at a plastic bag and thought, fuck, that looks delicious? If not, perhaps a new device called the Fungi Mutarium will change your mind.
This Zombie Caterpillar Fungus Is Hong Kong's Hottest Specialty Food
Hong Kong's favorite specialty food item—priced at thousands of dollars per pound—is a creepy, almost flavorless fungus that zombifies caterpillars and then grows out of their brains.
Amsterdam Scientists Are Making Mushroom Meat Out of Shrimp
At a remote industrial site in Amsterdam-Noord, a team of researchers are working on a unique experiment: creating a sort of mushroom “cheese” out of with shrimp waste—stuff that is normally processed into animal feed or spread on fields.
Kentucky's Whiskey Fungus Problem Is Out of Control
Residents of Shively, Kentucky used take the black soot that covered their homes and cars as a given, not realizing that it was a preventable fungus caused by the nearby whiskey distilleries.
Mexico City's Markets Are Full of Corn Smut
The sooty, grey piles of huitlacoche in Mexico City's markets look like rotten teeth, but they're a delicious product of diseased corn, prized by fungus connoisseurs for their umami-rich flavor and now more profitable than the corn they...
Baby Squid And Gorgeous Fungus Win The "Art Of Science" Photo Competition
Princeton announced the winners of its annual "Art Of Science" contest, and we highlighted a few of our favorites.