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- 1Mushrooms struggle in another bad year, climate blamed●Paddenstoelen, "Helaas, het is wederom een slecht jaar." De oorzaak is klimaatverandering. Het weer wordt extremer. Dat
Mushroom experts report that this is once again a bad year for fungi, blaming increasingly extreme weather driven by climate change. Prolonged drought and higher temperatures are hitting mushroom growth hard. Observers note that flowers, animals and plants are all affected, and that mushrooms are no exception to the pressures of a changing climate.
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An 81-year-old woman lost consciousness in the woods near Genoa while out picking mushrooms with her husband. She fell and was intubated at the scene before an emergency helicopter airlifted her to hospital, where she was reportedly recovered. The incident comes amid Italy's autumn mushroom-picking season, when similar accidents in wooded areas regularly make local news.
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Expert Jörg Wltkopp gave a lecture in Dittweiler, in Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate region, explaining what mushroom pickers need to watch out for when collecting fungi. The event, covered by local paper Die Rheinpfalz, comes during mushroom season, when interest in foraging rises and mistakes about edible and poisonous species can be dangerous.
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A new ranking lists the ten best desserts in St Petersburg costing less than 400 roubles. The selection includes a sweet version of the city's famous Chizhik-Pyzhik, a basket with chanterelle mushrooms, an eclair and profiteroles. The list highlights affordable treats from local patisseries, drawing interest from readers looking for inexpensive sweets in the city.
- 5Devon exhibition explores the cultural world of fungi●Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores ‘cultural world’ of fungi https://www. theguardian.com/science/2026
A new exhibition in Exeter, Devon, is examining fungi not just as biology but as part of culture, including the question of whether mushrooms can make music. The show, hosted at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, explores the role of fungi in art and imagination, with references to Beatrix Potter's famed mycological work drawing particular interest.
- 6Devon exhibition explores the cultural world of fungi and mushroom music▼Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores ‘cultural world’ of fungi
A new exhibition in Devon, England, is examining whether fungi can create music, presenting the 'cultural world' of mushrooms to visitors. The show blends art, sound and science, raising questions about how humans relate to fungi and whether organisms like mushrooms can be part of creative practice. It is drawing attention as part of a wider surge of interest in fungi in art and culture.
- 7Photographer pairs mushroom with light bulb in playful macro shot●Glühbirnen und Pilze haben selten etwas geneinsam. Hier ist aber doch immerhin die Grösse ähnlich. Ausserdem würde mich
A photographer has shared a macro image playing on the unlikely resemblance between a light bulb and a mushroom, noting that their size is at least similar. The picture shows a tiny mushroom framed inside a bulb, with the artist joking about why the figure inside looks so intently into the shrub. Viewers are engaging with the whimsical composition and the question of what the man in the bulb is staring at.
- 8Devon exhibition explores the cultural world of fungi●Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores 'cultural world' of fungi https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/
An exhibition in Exeter, Devon, is examining whether mushrooms can make music, exploring the 'cultural world' of fungi through art and science. The show, titled Living Labyrinths at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, invites visitors to consider fungi beyond biology, as creative and cultural subjects. People are sharing the story as an unusual example of art and mycology intersecting.
- 9South Africa publishes recipe for a large chicken and mushroom pie▼South Africa publishes recipe for a large chicken and mushroom pie — Daily Maverick
South Africa has published a recipe for a large chicken and mushroom pie, according to the Daily Maverick. Beyond the headline, no further details are available about who produced the recipe or why it was released, so the circumstances and purpose of the publication remain unknown.
- 10SLR Business Credit Extends $1.2 Million Facility to Gourmet Mushrooms▼SLR Business Credit Provides $1.2MM Senior Secured Asset-Based Credit Facility to Gourmet Mushrooms
SLR Business Credit has provided Gourmet Mushrooms with a $1.2 million senior secured asset-based credit facility. The financing gives the specialty mushroom producer working capital backed by its assets. Details on how the funds will be used or the terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction was announced via ABF Journal.
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A countdown ranking the 50 most memorable nuclear bomb scenes in film history is drawing large audiences, with over 180,000 likes. The list spans depictions of atomic warfare, mushroom clouds and bomb defusals across decades of cinema, reflecting continued public fascination with how movies portray nuclear weapons and the fear surrounding them.
- 12Macro photos of three mushrooms shared from Quebec●Trois champignons # nature # naturephotography # macro # macrophotography # art # artphotography # flowers # fleurs # bo
A photographer in Montreal has posted macro images of three mushrooms, shot on a Nikon Z8 and tagged under nature, botany and photography hashtags. The images are being shared among wildlife and nature photography audiences, drawing small but positive engagement from readers who follow macro and botanical photography.
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Mushroom-based leather, a mycelium-derived alternative to animal and synthetic leather, is being examined as a possible sustainable material for fashion and home goods. Discussion centres on whether the material has reached a tipping point for mainstream adoption, with attention on its environmental benefits, durability and production scalability compared with conventional leather.
- 14Mushroom photo captures soft light in a forest gap●Mellow Cap in Forest Gap. https://buff.ly/rgjgq2p #photography #Nature #Macro #Fungi #Woodland #mycology
A nature photographer has shared a macro shot of a mushroom growing in a forest clearing, captioned 'Mellow Cap in Forest Gap.' The image, tagged with fungi, woodland and mycology hashtags, is drawing quiet appreciation from nature and photography enthusiasts.
- 15Mushroom photos paired with Liverpool anthem charm online●• You’ll Never Walk Alone • as silent philosophers of the forest #Tintlinge plus encore #Liverpool #lfc ( On Ira de JJGo
A photographer has shared images of mushrooms, nicknamed 'silent philosophers of the forest', captioned with Liverpool's anthem 'You'll Never Walk Alone' and set to the mood of Jean-Jacques Goldman's music. The post describes a calm, almost mystical woodland atmosphere with a touch of melancholy, blending nature photography with football culture in an unexpected mix.
- 16Mushroom cloud stunt over Liverpool targets Burnham on nuclear risks▼Press Release: Mushroom cloud rises over Liverpool as protesters call on Burnham to stop growing nuclear risks
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament protesters staged a demonstration in Liverpool in which a mushroom cloud prop rose over the city, calling on Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to act against what they describe as growing nuclear risks. The group is pressing regional political leaders to speak out and take a stance on nuclear weapons policy.