Tag: fungi
Fungus-encrusted zombie spiders spotted in US and freaking out homeowners: report
The creatures have been spotted in North America, Europe and New Zealand,…
Engineers Gave a Mushroom a Robot Body And Let It Run Wild
Because this will end well. Source: Engineers Gave a Mushroom a Robot…
US and Mexico sound alarm over cosmetic surgery-linked fungal outbreak
The US and Mexico are urging the WHO to declare a public…
Tough plastics broken down by backyard fungi in 140 days, experiment finds
Two types of fungi commonly found in backyards can be used to…
How the Zombie Fungus Takes Over Ants’ Bodies to Control Their Minds
The infamous parasite’s methods are more complex and more sinister than anyone…
CDC: Deadly Candida auris fungus spreading quickly through health care sites : NPR
Cases of the fungus that did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled…
Three Reasons Fungi Are Not Plants | ASM.org
Fungi are more closely related to us than they are to plants….
Future Space Travel Might Require Mushrooms
Mycologist Paul Stamets discusses the potential extraterrestrial uses of fungi, including terraforming…
A single dose of psilocybin has a lasting therapeutic effect on migraine headache, according to a new placebo-controlled study
Source: A single dose of psilocybin has a lasting therapeutic effect on…
Psilocybin: Magic mushroom compound ‘promising’ for depression
A study of 59 people compared the drug with a conventional antidepressant….
Trial of Psilocybin versus Escitalopram for Depression | NEJM
Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Trial of…
The Magic Mushrooms Experience: An Interview With a User
An insight into how the hallucinogen alters one’s brain during a trip…
Death Cap Mushrooms
Death cap mushrooms are a high health risk in our urban environments….
Psilocybin Treatment for Mental Health Gets Legal Framework
Oregon became the first state to legalize therapeutic use of the drug as…
Canada Is Allowing People With Depression to Do Psychedelic Mushrooms
A B.C. woman is believed to be the first non-palliative patient to…
Bill to decriminalize marijuana in N.J. passes in committee — and is amended to include hallucinogenic mushrooms
Decriminalization would remove criminal penalties for possessing marijuana. The bill also removes…
