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Earth’s underground network of fungi needs urgent protection, say researchers Study finds that only 9.5% of fungal biodiversity hotspots fell within existing protected areas The underground network of fungi that underpins the planet’s ecosystems needs urgent conservation action by politicians, a research organisation has said. Scientists from the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (Spun) have created the first high-resolution biodiversity maps of Earth’s underground mycorrhizal fungal ecosystems. Continue reading...

Earth’s underground network of fungi needs urgent protection, say researchers

Underground maps reveal 90% of mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity hotspots lie outside protected areas Using more than 2.8 billion fungal sequences sampled from 130 countries, scientists map the biodiversity of Earth's underground mycorrhizal fungal communities.

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Our body is a mosaic of fungi. Some scientists think they could be influencing our brain There's no evidence yet that this crosstalk between gut fungi and the brain happens in humans, but the possibility would be worth investigating, Olm says. In recent years, evidence has mounted that gut-dwelling bacteria may be able to send signals...

Our body is a mosaic of fungi. Some scientists think they could be influencing our brain
->BBC | #Science | More info from EcoSearch

Image of the front cover of Field Mycology with the BMS logo at the top, the title "Field Mycology" in crimson below it, and a large photo of a cream-coloured cyphelloid fungus growing among glistening moist liverworts.

This #FungiFriday we want to share the latest issue of Field Mycology! This is the first issue to be edited by Kew Mycologist @clareblencowe.bsky.social and marks the publication now being #OpenAccess

Check it out at fieldmycology.org

Another wonderful annual meeting and mushroom grill out, so thrilled to celebrate 25 years with our nonprofit Mycological Society!

Trump's new surgeon general nominee praises unproven psychedelic therapy Dr. Casey Means’ recommendation to consider guided psilocybin-assisted therapy is notable because psilocybin is illegal under federal law.

Trump’s Surgeon General nominee supports psilocybin-assisted therapy, citing personal experience. As federal discourse shifts, implications for psychedelic research and fungal pharmacology are growing.

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5 species of Morels that I have found in Oregon this spring.

Is that a Morel in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? As April rolls around and Oregon’s cold rainy days begin to moderate, mumblings of spring mushrooms start to bubble up. It could be a posting or two on the internet, an email sent from a friend or you...

Landscape morels “sort of” mark the official beginning of morel season, which usually always kicks off with Eugenians finding morels in yards, gardens, parks, garden pots, graveyards and just about anywhere morels want to pop up.
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That's one big morel.

Who else is finding morels this season?

Congratulations!

Sonoma Mycology Association (SOMA) 2025 for scholarships is open! www.sonomamycology.org/scholarships

Panel One: A scientist is giving a lecture. she stands at a lecturn. The current slide shows a list of the five kingdoms of living things: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista and Monera. She says "Most people assume that fungi are plants. Whereas in fact, they form a kingdom of their own." Panbel Two: Caption : After the lecture The scientist now appears to be in a subterranean cave, before her stand two very large mushrooms guarding a larger, beardedmushroom who sits in athrone wearing a crown. One of the mushrooms says "His majesty is very pleased with the work you are doing."

A recent @newscientist.com cartoon #fungi

Great newsletter this month!

- Celebrating Tom LoCascio at Myco Mingle
- CMS Updates
- NAMA Events
- Fungi in the news
- Ron's myco musings
- and more!

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Cordyceps of North America | North American Mycological Association In this presentation Richard Tehan discusses the insect-pathogenic fungi and related taxa broadly known as Cordyceps. This includes the formal genus Cordyceps as well as many other genera occurring i...

Save the Date: June 3, 2025 - Cordyceps of North America by Richard Tehan - FREE for All!
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What we learned from the Montana Morel Poisonings in 2023: Are morels really safe to eat? | North American Mycological Association Presenter: Dr. Cathy L. Cripps, Professor Emerita, Montana State UniversityIn April 2023, dozens of people were sickened and several died in incidents related to eatingmorel mushrooms. This talk will ...

April 29, 2025 - What we learned about the Montana Morel Poisonings in 2023, Dr Cathy Cripps - Free for NAMA members, $5 for non-members.
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Danny Miller is the Education Chair for the Puget Sound Mycological Society in Seattle WA, helping to design and teach the curriculum for the club’s mycology classes.

Danny Miller - DNA: The Secret History of Mushrooms

When: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7pm

Live stream: CMS YouTube Channel

No in person meeting!
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Mushroom Foraging Safety Collecting and Eating Wild Mushrooms We hope that your interest in fungi will expand beyond foraging for and eating wild mushrooms. But, we do understand this subject has brought many of you to our...

Inquiring minds want to know.
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Scientists build robot to track plant-fungal trade networks, revealing nature’s underground supply chains By tracking half a million fungal highways and the traffic flows within them, researchers describe how plants and symbiotic fungi build efficient supply chains. The team built an imaging robot that al...

New research published in the journal Nature uses advanced robotics to track the hyper-efficient supply chains formed between plants and mycorrhizal fungi as they trade carbon and nutrients across the complex, living networks that help regulate Earth’s atmosphere.
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CMS Joins Bluesky! CMS actually joined the Bluesky Social Network several months ago (Dec 2024); which brings the current CMS Social media accounts back to six. In addition to the new CMS Bluesky account, we have a CMS ...

Welcome new friends joining us on BlueSky! We like it here. ♥️🍄🌲
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CMS Meeting - March 2025 Speaker: Seri Robinson - Spalting Fungi - From Ancient Art to Modern Scientific Marvel When: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 7pm Where: In person at the Amazon Community Center Also live stream:...

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Northern Spalting | Applied Mycology Lab | Oregon State University The Applied Mycology Lab researches spalted wood, the fungi that cause spalting, bound pigments, crafts beautiful wood turned spalted wood pieces, and more.

For more information, visit OSU’s Applied Mycology Lab – Northern Spalting Website www.northernspalting.com

Cascade Myco The Cascade Mycological Society (CMS) is an educational non-profit [501(c) 3] located in the Eugene/Springfield Oregon area. We are an organization dedicated to the study and enjoyment of fungi and we...

When: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 7pm PST

Where: In person at the Amazon Community Center

Also live stream: CMS YouTube Channel
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We first met Seri when they spoke to CMS in May of 2016. Later in the fall Seri participated in a Mushroom Art Exhibit that CMS curated at Morning Glory Cafe.

Scientist/artist standing in front of a blackboard with a book and a big smile, balancing glass tubes with multiple colors inside.

Tonight's speaker is Dr Seri Robinson, a scientist and sculptor who creates art through spalting. Seri is an associate professor of wood anatomy at Oregon State University and the lead researcher in the development of wood spalting.

Spalting’ refers to the natural coloration process where a small group of white and soft rotting fungi secrete permanent colorants into wood during decay.