Tag Archive for 'Mushroom'

Mycena crocata. Image credit: Heidy Baggenstos and Andreas Rudolf.

New Bioluminescent Fungal Species Identified: Mycena crocata

Jan 7, 2025 by Natali Anderson

Mycena crocata is a long-known species of fungus frequently reported from Europe and Japan, which was considered non-luminescent until now. Heinzelmann...

Adamatzky found that size of fungal lexicon can be up to 50 words; however, the core lexicon of most frequently used words does not exceed 15-20 words; Schizophyllum commune and Omphalotus nidiformis have largest lexicon while species Cordyceps militaris and Flammulina velutipes have less extensive one. Image credit: Mohammad Mahir Borhan.

Fungi Use Electrical ‘Language’ to Communicate with Each Other: Study

Apr 15, 2022 by The Conversation

In new research, Dr. Andrew Adamatzky, a computer scientist at the Unconventional Computing Laboratory of the University of the West of England, analyzed...

Patagonian birds disperse viable spores of mycorrhizal fungi. Image credit: Caiafa et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.024.

Patagonian Birds Hunt for Truffles, Too

Oct 29, 2021 by News Staff

New research demonstrates that two common, widespread, and endemic Patagonian bird species — the chucao tapaculo (Scelorchilus rubecula) and the...

Ba et al. show that mushroom may help guard against cancer. Image credit: Barbro Forsberg.

Mushroom Consumption May Reduce Risk of Cancer

Apr 28, 2021 by News Staff

A team of researchers from the Penn State College of Medicine and the Pennsylvania State University found that people who incorporated any variety of mushrooms...

Glowing young tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum). Image credit: Planta.

Researchers Create Glowing Tobacco Plants

Apr 27, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of scientists has genetically engineered tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum) with a fungal bioluminescence system. This biological...

An electrode network and cyanobacteria were 3D printed on a mushroom to generate bio-electricity. Image credit: Joshi et al, doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02642.

Bionic Mushrooms Covered in Cyanobacteria Produce Bio-Electricity

Nov 7, 2018 by News Staff

A team of researchers at the Stevens Institute of Technology has developed bionic mushrooms patterned with energy-producing cyanobacterial colonies and...

Tuber brennemanii from an oak forest in the Midwest. The specimen on the left shows the rough, knobby exterior of the mushroom while the halved specimen shows the interior. Image credit: Rosanne Healy.

Researchers Discover Two New Species of Edible Truffles

Sep 4, 2018 by News Staff

A research team led by University of Florida scientists has discovered two new species of ‘true’ truffles growing in the roots of pecan trees in the...

Mushrooms contain unusually high amounts of antioxidants called glutathione and ergothioneine. Image credit: Jan Plywacz.

Study: Mushrooms Contain Powerful Antioxidants with Anti-Aging Potential

Nov 9, 2017 by News Staff

Certain mushroom species are high in two antioxidants — glutathione and ergothioneine — that may help with anti-aging treatments and strategies,...

The gilled mushroom Gondwanagaricites magnificus lived during the Early Cretaceous, a time of dinosaurs when Gondwana was breaking apart. Image credit: Heads et al, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178327.

Paleontologists Find Oldest Fossil Mushroom: Gondwanagaricites magnificus

Jun 9, 2017 by Natali Anderson

Gondwanagaricites magnificus represents the oldest fossil mushroom to date and the first fossil mushroom from the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. The...

El Sidron Neanderthals taste wild mushrooms, pine nuts and forest moss. Image credit: Abel Grau, CSIC Communication.

Neanderthals Used Plant-Based Painkillers, Ate Rhinoceros Meat, Mushrooms, Nuts, and Moss

Mar 9, 2017 by News Staff

An analysis of ancient DNA entrapped in Neanderthal dental calculus (calcified dental plaque) has revealed the complexity of Neanderthal behavior, including...

Neonothopanus gardneri. Image credit: Marina Capelari et al, doi: 10.3852/11-097.

New Study Explains Why Some Fungi Glow

Mar 20, 2015 by News Staff

According to a study co-led by Dr Cassius Stevani of the University of São Paulo and Prof Jay Dunlap of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, the...

Contents of a commercial packet of dried porcini containing three species new to science. Image credit: Bryn Dentinger.

Three New Mushroom Species Found in Shop-Bought Packet

Jul 11, 2014 by News Staff

Mycologists at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have identified three new species of mushrooms contained within a commercial packet of dried Chinese porcini...