What exactly happens to your brain on psilocybin? Psilocybin, the psychedelic component of magic mushrooms, has been touted as an effective treatment for depression, anxiety, addiction and PTSD.

Fungi are master decayers of dead plant matter, including wood. So-called white rot fungi have the special ability to decompose the tough, recalcitrant plant polymer lignin, using enzymes that ...

The stinkhorn mushrooms have raised their heads and ... As it grows and matures, it spreads itself by mycelium, consuming decomposing wood. As often as not, this decomposing wood is the mulch ...

communicate and transport nutrients — functioning a little like neurons in a brain. (Alas, it’s not strictly accurate to call the creations shroom bots. The mushroom is the fruit of the fungi ...