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She’s an Ex-Addict Turned Forager, Her Anxiety is Gone: ‘Mushrooms Saved My Life’

For 6 years, Jessika Gauvin used alcohol and drugs as a way to escape life and ignore past trauma. But in April 2018, Jessika wandered...

Porcini Mushrooms Rank Among Highest in the World for Rare ‘Essential Vitamin’

Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness.   Across Europe, autumn heralds the arrival...

Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Our Planet Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms

Cast a net back 450 million years ago to the Ordovician Era, and you wouldn't capture anything more than the ancestors of millipedes and...

Scientists Have Used Mushrooms to Make Biodegradable Computer Chip Parts

The skin off the legs of a mushroom could potentially offer a sustainable alternative to insulative substrates in computing chips. As production of electronic devices...

Colorado Legalizes Psychedelic Mushrooms–And They Might be Growing in Your Own Garden

A November 8th referendum legalized possession and use of psychedelic mushrooms in Colorado, making it the second state after Oregon to do so. However with...

Morel Mushrooms Have Finally Been Reliably Cultivated Indoors For the First Time

Spring is fully waking up the woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere, which means under apple, elm, and sycamore trees—one might find themselves a tasty...

Research Suggests Mushrooms Talk to Each Other With a Vocabulary of 50 ‘Words’

For people wanting their minds blown, the kingdom of fungi is a never-ending box of tricks. Mycologists studying the underground filaments of fungi are observing...

Magic Mushrooms Are Safe to Treat Mental Health Conditions, Says Another Landmark Trial

A trip to the doctor for a dose of magic mushrooms could help treat mental health conditions like PTSD, according to new research. Small doses...

The Many Health Benefits of Eating Mushrooms That Are Wild – And Picking Them Doesn’t Deplete Supply

Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel. A pair of anthropological forces are driving humans...

Eating Mushrooms Could Lower Risk of Depression, New Study Says

Mushrooms have been making headlines due to their many health advantages. Not only do they lower one's risk of cancer and premature death, but...

Autumn Foraging Guide: Find Yourself a Harvest Haul of Mushrooms, Berries, and Nuts

Foraging is a great way to get out into nature, stretch your legs, learn where your food comes from, and save a bit of...

Psychedelic Found in Magic Mushrooms Spurs Growth of Neural Connections Lost in Depression, Landmark Study Finds

The psychedelic drug psilocybin, a naturally occurring compound found in some mushrooms, has been studied as a potential treatment for depression for years. But...

Growing Mushrooms at Home is Everyone’s New Pandemic Hobby

Home-grown mushroom kits are seeing an explosion in demand, giving people something to do, watch, and cheer on while they're stuck at home. Lockdown and...

Paris is Turning Its Dark Underground Parking Lots into Organic Mushrooms Farms

What can you do with a dark underground parking lot that isn't being used anymore? Think fungus. Unused parking garages around the French capital have...

The Myriad of Massive Health Benefits in 6 Different Kinds of Mushrooms

Mushrooms have been used as food and medicine for thousands of years, and it's becoming more common for researchers to announce new therapeutic interventions...

The Steve Irwin of Mushrooms: Paul Stamets Works to Save Rare Ancient Fungus to Protect Us From Pandemics

There are some people born to this earth in whom a particular purpose or pursuit is embodied in such a complete way as to...

Stanford Designer is Making Bricks Out of Fast-Growing Mushrooms That Are Stronger than Concrete

While there aren't any species of mushroom large enough to live in, one Bay-area designer thinks he can make one if he only cranks...

Dutch Man Invents Coffin That Turns Bodies Into Mushrooms: ‘We are nutrients, not waste’

In the Netherlands, an 82-year old woman was recently laid to rest in a coffin made entirely of fast-composting mushroom fibres that will considerably...

Another Study Shows Psychedelic Psilocybin Mushrooms Offering Long-Term Relief From Depressive Symptoms

Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, science, health, politics, and travel.  In another study on the use of psychedelic compounds...

Eating Mushrooms a Few Times a Week Could Dramatically Reduce Dementia Risk, Says 6-Year Study

This new study suggests that seniors who regularly eat mushrooms may reduce their odds of cognitive decline by as much as 50%.