New Atlas reports on ag-tech company Vertical Field’s efforts to produce soil-based indoor vertical farms grown at the very location where food is consumed. From the report: The Vertical Field setup retains many of the advantages of hydroponic vertical farms, but instead of the plants growing in a nutrient-packed liquid medium, the container-based pods treat their crops to real soil, supplemented…
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‘Magic mushrooms’ grow in man’s blood after injection with shroom tea
The man spent 22 days in the hospital with a severe infection. Source: https://www.livescience.com/magic-mushroom-injection-case-report.html
Mushroom hunter unearths gorgeous Bronze Age sword
A man searching for mushrooms in a forest in the Czech Republic uncovered an ancient sword and bronze axe, both thought to date from around 3,300 years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mushroom-hunter-finds-ancient-sword.html
Oregon Becomes First State To Legalize Psychedelic Mushrooms
Oregonians have voted to pass Measure 109 to become the first state in the country to legalize psilocybin. OregonLive reports: Measure 109 was passing by 59.25% Tuesday when the polls closed in Oregon. Multiple cities have decriminalized the substance, but Oregon will become the first to permit supervised use statewide if that majority holds. The measure […] will allow regulated use…
What if a Medical Treatment Could Change Your Political Or Religious Beliefs?
A research fellow at the University of Oxford’s Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities writes in Scientific American: How would you feel about a new therapy for your chronic pain, which — although far more effective than any available alternative — might also change your religious beliefs? Or a treatment for lymphoma that brings one in three patients into remission, but…
Nintendo’s New Mario Kart Makes Your Living Room the Race Track
Nintendo is about to release its biggest product for the holiday season, where it will be up against new-generation consoles from rivals Microsoft and Sony. An early look at the new Mario Kart game for the Switch, featuring augmented reality and your living room as the race track, indicates that Nintendo will be just as competitive. From a report: In Mario…
Kew Gardens’ podcast will give you a fresh appreciation for plants
From murder to magic mushrooms, Kew Gardens’ new podcast, Unearthed, challenges us all to learn to love plants as much animals – and discover how they could save life on Earth Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732970-500-kew-gardens-podcast-will-give-you-a-fresh-appreciation-for-plants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
‘Zombie Cicadas’ Are Under the Influence of a Psychedelic, Mind-controlling Fungus
Slashdot reader quonset shares CNN’s report on “zombie cicadas” under the influence of “a psychedelic fungus” called Massospora containing the chemicals found in hallucinogenic mushrooms (citing a new study published in PLOS Pathogens).
After infecting its host, the fungus results in “a disturbing display of B-horror movie proportions,” West Virginia University said in a press release. First Massospora spores eat away at…
What’s cool about Curiosity’s discovery of organic molecules on Mars
The Curiosity rover has found organic molecules called thiophenes, which, on Earth, are associated with biological systems. Are they evidence for once-living microbes on Mars? Source: https://earthsky.org/space/thiophenes-organic-molecules-curiosity-rover-mars-life…
Fungi’s fabulous future in mental health and sustainable materials
These images showcase the incredible ways mushrooms can be used for everything from boosting well-being to fashioning baroque high heels Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532693-200-fungis-fabulous-future-in-mental-health-and-sustainable-materials/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…