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Glowing blue Mycena lazulina mushrooms look like tiny cartoon flowers
These fantastic photos of Mycena lazulina, shared by Christine Jones (@mycohuman), show the wonders of these tiny fungi up close. This small but striking species of bioluminescent mushroom stands out ...
Bioluminescence is a chemical process where living organisms generate light. Jellyfish, fireflies, fungi, and more are all known to emit their very own glow. The Greek philosopher Aristotle observed ...
Petunias have never done much for me. If you had told me that one day, I’d fork over more than $50 for a single petunia plant, my eyes would have rolled out of my head. But this plant was special.
Petunias have never done much for me. If you had told me that one day, I’d fork over more than $50 for a single petunia plant, my eyes would have rolled out of my head. But this plant was special.
The first glowing plant was created in 1986, but it has taken 38 years for the technology to be enjoyed in people’s homes and ...
UNDATED (WKRC) - Researchers developed a way to make wood glow in the dark using the same chemical that makes fireflies glow. The scientists behind the discovery were inspired by bioluminescent plants ...
Mycologist Larry Millman is on a mission to record the fungi at Fresh Pond Reservation in Cambridge. He’s one discovery away ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If you think you see a glowing mushroom, you might not be having a psychedelic hallucination. Some mushrooms indeed are bioluminescent, including one that sprouts among decaying ...
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