MetaFilter posts tagged with mycology

I, for one, welcome our new mycological overlords

kliuless — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:54:27 -0800

Mushrooms Save the World (long form) -- Paul Stamets on mycelia. Previously: 1 2 3 [bonus: slime molds]

Watch What You Eat!

Miko — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:17:03 -0800

Poisonous and Hallucinogenic Mushrooms, including Alice's [Amanita muscaria].

Mushrooms vs. the Oil Spill

serazin — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:37:07 -0800

DIY activists have been using human hair mats to soak up the carcinogenic bunker oil that's been washing onto Bay Area beaches since the spill. Now they're inoculating the oil-soaked mats with mushrooms that will break down the oil into harmless compost. See also: fungi breaking down plastics, synthetic dyes and organopollutants generally. A bit more from mushroom guru Paul Stamets. (If you're so inclined, here's a link to donate to the non-profit that coordinated the hair mats.) Disclosure: I know one of the folks doing the beach cleanup. She's awesome.

Bumper crop

prostyle — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:25:54 -0800

Climate change fruitful for fungi: more than one third of the species recorded have started to fruit twice per year.

How mushrooms will save the world

archimago — Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:46:57 -0800

How mushrooms will save the world "I have a strategy for creating ecological footprints on other planets," says the Johnny Appleseed of mushrooms. "By using a consortium of fungi and seeds and other microorganisms, you could actually seed other planets with little plops. You could actually start keystone species and go to creating vegetation on planets." And the Internet is one big giant 'shroom. Fascinating article on how mushrooms may hold the key to environmental clean ups. And so much more!