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Glowing mushroom
Biology

Glowing mushroom

Continuous glowing in the tropical forests of Brazil, Mycena luxaeterna is like tiny stars on the ground.

December 17, 2018
2009 bumper plant discoveries
Biology

2009 bumper plant discoveries

Giant plants of tropical forests, tiny mushrooms, and wild coffee are among 300 species first described by botanists in England in 2009.

December 17, 2018
Can produce diesel fuel from mushrooms
Biology

Can produce diesel fuel from mushrooms

Many fungi cause plants to produce a mixture of hydrocarbons - chemical compounds that are very similar to the composition of fuels.

December 17, 2018
Mushrooms make diesel
Biology

Mushrooms make diesel

A team led by Montana State University professor has discovered a fungus that can produce a new diesel oil.

December 17, 2018
Mushrooms help beetles digest wood
Biology

Mushrooms help beetles digest wood

According to a group of entomologists and biochemists, a small, little-known fungus in the gut of Asian long-horned beetles has helped them chew the hardest wood.

December 17, 2018
Mushrooms can save bees
Biology

Mushrooms can save bees

One of the biggest threats in the world for honey bees and honeycombs (varroa mite), soon will be plague. Researchers at the University of Warwick are investigating wild…

December 17, 2018
Can mushrooms tell us the evolution of two sexes?
Biology

Can mushrooms tell us the evolution of two sexes?

Mushrooms do not clearly divide males but they have sex differences. A new finding by Duke University Medical Center has revealed some of the earliest forms of fungi tha…

December 17, 2018
Detecting new fungi with high protein content
Biology

Detecting new fungi with high protein content

Recently, MSc. Co Duc Trong - Center for Lingzhi and Medicinal Mushrooms has discovered two new fungi (Agaricus brasiliensis) that grow wild. It is the sunflower mushroo…

December 17, 2018