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Researchers from The University of Sydney have developed a biological growing process that uses mushrooms to turn organic waste into compostable products as a low-cost, sustainable solution to plastics. University of Sydney academics have brought design, technology and life sciences together to grow everyday products using unique properties of edible more»

Science nerds have been buzzing for a while about the discovery that mushrooms can communicate with each other via a network of electrical signals. But a new study listened in on a mushroom “conversation” and discovered that the fungi really start blabbing after a rainfall, so to speak. Japanese researchers from Tohoku University, Nagaoka more»

Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, pizza toppings, magic mushrooms — everyday lingo for psychedelic mushrooms seems to grow with each generation. Yet leading mycologist Paul Stamets believes it’s time for fans of psilocybin mushrooms to leave such childish slang behind. “Let’s be adults about this. These are no longer more»

We’re big fans of mushrooms here at The Takeout. Not only are they delicious, they’re also a fascinating, nutritious centerpiece ingredient. While they contain minerals like potassium, zinc, and thiamin, there’s one particular vitamin they can provide that most produce can’t: vitamin D. What does vitamin D do? We need vitamin D in more»

An investment from Chipotle Mexican Grill’s Cultivate Next venture fund last week has put the spotlight on fungi as the next big meat alternative. One of the first two investments from Chipotle’s $50 million fund went to a Boulder, Colo.-based company called Meati Foods, which produces a plant-based protein made from mushroom root — or more»

AVONDALE, PA — Ten college-bound high school seniors from three Chester County-area high school districts were awarded scholarships from the Mushroom Farmers of Pennsylvania’s (MFPA) Community Awareness Committee (CAC). The scholarships ranged from $2,500 to $5,000. CAC was created in 1986 to help provide funds for education, training, and more»

When I was a kid, my folks bought cars with vinyl or polyester seats because those materials were cheap and easy to clean. Only fancy people sprang for leather, which always smelled amazing. But leather eventually became ubiquitous (and smelling of chemicals), and the sustainability crowd turned on it recently in favor of cruelty-free "vegan" interiors. But more»

B.C.-based company Optimi Health has harvested its first cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms at its Health Canada-licensed facilities in Princeton, B.C., positioning itself as a major player in the burgeoning psychedelic sector. The $14-million venture consists of two 10,000-square-feet facilities with a combined total of 10 growing rooms that can produce more»