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Latest December 11, 2024 Urban Ecology Research

Trees Clean Pollution, But Location Matters

When it comes to taking soot out of urban airways, the species of tree and where it is planted can have a big impact on how well it can do the job.

October 17, 2024
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Fungus Farming Ants

Ants have been farming for tens of millions of years, far longer than humans. And their crop of choice is mushrooms.
April 24, 2024
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Fermented Foods & Fungal Delights

Exploring fermented foods and fungal delights with NHMU's curator of mycology.
January 9, 2024
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Psychoactive psilocybin’s evolution in ‘magic mushrooms’

Psilocybin and psilocin, the psychoactive compounds found in nearly all species of Psilocybe, have shown promise as a treatment for conditions including PTSD.
November 2, 2022
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A Tale of Terroir: Porcini Mushrooms Have Evolved with a Preference to Local Adaptation

The Dentinger Lab at NHMU has published a new paper in the journal New Phytologist that describes their work with the much beloved porcini mushroom.
August 5, 2021
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Life is short, eat good mushrooms

Life is short, eat good mushrooms
May 17, 2019
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What a Giant Fungus Can Teach Us About Cancer

What a Giant Fungus Can Teach Us About Cancer
April 26, 2019
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The Hidden Potential of the World’s Biggest Organism

The Hidden Potential of the World’s Biggest Organism
March 6, 2018
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Zombie Ants

In rainforests across the planet, growing no more than a few inches long, cordyceps fungi infect and zombifies animals.
March 3, 2017
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Fungi in the Gut: Bryn Dentinger’s Look at Microbiomes

Fungi in the Gut: Bryn Dentinger’s Look at Microbiomes