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Spent Mushroom Substrate: Waste or Resource?

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Is spent mushroom substrate truly waste? Discover how SMS transforms agriculture, energy, and packaging using mushroom farming byproducts.

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Radioactive Mushrooms: Should We Be Worried?

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Learn how radiation-feeding fungi survive and thrive near nuclear waste, with melanin conversion, growth in space, and nuclear cleanup applications.

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Amanita Muscaria: Is It Safe to Consume?

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Is Amanita muscaria safe? Learn about its risks, legal status, and effects before consuming this hallucinogenic mushroom.

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How Do Fungi Reproduce? A Look at Their Unique Methods

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🍄 Fungi reproduce through both asexual and sexual methods, allowing them to adapt to different environmental conditions efficiently. 🌱 Asexual re...
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Fungal Necromass: Can Dead Fungi Help Fight Climate Change?

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🌱 Fungal necromass decomposes more slowly than plant material, making it a more stable form of carbon storage. 🔬 Studies show that soil fungal nec...
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Black-Owned Psychedelic Church: What to Know?

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🌿 Oakland’s decriminalization of entheogens in 2019 paved the way for the first Black-owned psychedelic church, Akoma. 🧠 Studies suggest that psil...
New Psilocybe Mushroom: Snowball Strain?

New Psilocybe Mushroom: Snowball Strain?

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🍄 The Snowball strain is a newly developed Psilocybe mushroom with an unconventional, blob-like structure. ⚡ Developed by Pope Joseph, this strain...
Dinosaurs and Psychedelics: A Wild Connection?

Dinosaurs and Psychedelics: A Wild Connection?

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🍄 Psilocybin-producing fungi date back at least 66 million years, meaning they coexisted with dinosaurs. 🧠 Terence McKenna’s Stoned Ape Theory s...
Bipartisan Support For Psychedelics - Decoding Americans’ Stance on Psychedelics

Bipartisan Support For Psychedelics - Decoding Americans’ Stance on Psychedelics

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Psilocybin, the naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in certain mushrooms, has garnered immense attention in both cultural and scientific...