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IKEA to begin using mushroom packaging
Mushroom-Foam. Also know as Mycofoam, this biodegradable alternative is made of agricultural waste products like corn, hemp husks, oat hulls and cotton burrs. These ingredients are molded into the packaging shape and then seeded with mushroom spores. These spores then...
Can Mushrooms talk?
Language. While it has long been thought of as a distinguishing factor between humans and other animals, making us unique on planet Earth, recent research has shown many other species, such as bees and dolphins, also possess the ability to communicate. Now, a new...
Airwick’s Magic Mushroom Air Freshener
A blast from the past. Airwick’s magic mushroom long lasting air freshener. The air freshener that looks like mushrooms but works like magic.
Research Hinting Mushrooms May Reduce Risk Of Cognitive Decline
Maybe all mushrooms are magic. Just weeks after scientists tell us the psychedelic ones could one day be used to treat depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse and even to stop smoking, a team of researchers in Singapore has found evidence that the fleshy, spore-bearing,...
Artist Jill Bliss’ Mushy Medleys
Jill Bliss lives among the Salish sea islands that stretch from British Colombia to the pacific northwest. Creating the most amazing arrangements from found mushy elements in the temperate rain forests her special blend of mixed media art is just amazing to behold....
What do mushrooms sound like
The folks at PlantWave have come up with a device that detects slight electrical variations in plants (or mushies) via two electrodes places on their caps. The variations are graphed as a wave which is translated into pitch messages that play musical instruments...
There’s Something About Mushy
There's Something About Eating Mushrooms That Seems to Lower Depression Risk A large-scale analysis of people who eat mushrooms suggests they have a lower risk of developing depression. The association is still a mystery, and for now, the authors say the data should...
Mushroom leather could save more than just animals
Vegan alternatives to leather could save more than just animals. The scientists behind fashion’s new latest must-have – the “mushroom leather” handbag – believe that mycelium, a material grown from fungi which can be engineered to look and feel like calfskin or...
Fantastic Fungi Global Summit
A Fungi Community Summit that Feeds you, Heals you, Reveals nature’s mysteries, Helps Save the planet & Unlocks the Power of MUSHROOMS!
Can mushrooms heal the climate? They’ve done it before.
The Fungi Foundation, the world’s first non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to fungi, seeks to raise awareness about the role fungi can play in mitigating climate change and increasing biodiversity. Giuliana Furci, a mycologist and founder of the Fungi...
Mushrooms changing the pesticide landscape for the better
Pesticides are biological poisons and are being used in greater and greater quantities every year to offset the immunity that insects develop to them over time. It’s a vicious cycle that can’t be solved by further pesticide use and, in fact, is already reaching a...
How to paint watercolor mushrooms
Painting can be a relaxing pastime especially when the subject is mushies. This guide will show you how to paint beautiful watercolor mushrooms. [Music] hey friends grab your paints and brushes because today we're practicing our watercolor skills with this cute...
Summer mushroom hunting guide: Colorado
Colorado’s Rocky Mountains are right up there with the Alps and the Himalayas as prime mushroom habitat. The fungi thrive at high elevations in cool, dense forests. They also mostly grow with living trees here in the Centennial State, so having healthy, thriving...
mushroom bread puddin’ recipe
The dish is quite puffy, and then it settles and you have bread soaked in custard, tender inside and crisp on top, with flavors of Gruyere and mushrooms. The aromas will have your brunch guests standing by the stove in anticipation.
light up mushroom Diplo X Crocs
The "Diplo X Crocs" are the latest celebrity collaboration with Grammy-winning DJ and producer Diplo. Three-dimensional light up mushroom charms adorn the outside and single out the Diplo X as one of the trippiest croc offerings. Just when we thought Crocs could not...
Sneaky stuff that Mylo
See how adidas is integrating mushroom mycelium into their new Stan Smith Mylo trainers made from mycelium leather.
Seeking the oracle by Visualdon
Seeking the oracle is another surreal visual by Visualdon.
Floating In Space by Visualdon
Revisiting one of my favorites. Combining two things that leave me in awe, the depth of the oceans and vastness of space. VisualDon on...
The Elders: A Story of Mushroom and Man
Did you know a billion years ago we shared a common ancestor with fungi? In the 580 million years that followed, mushrooms and man would split into two separate branches of the phylogenetic tree. Mushrooms would enter into a life of benevolent servitude and mankind...
11 Strange Fungi explained
The mushroom world is made up of some pretty strange characters. Here are eleven strange fungi you might not know existed. 11 Golden Jelly Fungus 10 Turkey Tail Mushroom 09 Rounded Earthstar Mushroom 08 Wrinkled Peach Mushroom Rose veincap netted rhodiotus 07 Giant...
Fruiting Fungi Trippy Time Lapse
speed up depressurizing/cooling your pressure cooker
A safe way to accelerate cooling your pressure cooker is to add a heat sink. Flip a cast iron pan on its face and set the pressure cooker on top. The pressure cooker will rapidly transfer a portion of its heat into the cast iron pan. Now you have a larger surface...