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Science Mycologist Merlin Sheldrake and the megascience of mushrooms David Pescovitz

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space travel Chernobyl fungus could block cosmic radiation in Martian colonies Andrea James

radiation There's a new radiation-eating fungus strand growing at Chernobyl Thom Dunn

insects The zombie fruit flies in your kitchen David Pescovitz

zoology Paris zoo opens a new exhibit with an immortal mutant slime mold called "The Blob" Thom Dunn

art Delightful petri dishes filled with wool and felt fungi Andrea James

Kids Watch how to find and eat giant puffball mushrooms Andrea James

tabloids The Madness of King Charles and Obama's nepo baby in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Boing Boing Gadgets These 10 books will expand your mind this summer Boing Boing's Shop

fungus Do not inject mushrooms Miss Cellania

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

media Rogue planet hurtling toward a collision with Earth and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

Delightful Creatures America's Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake Ted Levin

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drug policy Why animals eat psychoactive plants Johann Hari

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