'It sounds so impossible': Student studying fungus that makes users hallucinate tiny people may be on the verge of a scientific breakthrough

Genome sequencing of hallucinogenic Yunnan bolete reveals unknown compound behind visions

Researchers at the University of Utah have sequenced the genomes of 53 specimens of the Yunnan bolete mushroom, which causes hallucinations

The Science of Fungi and Music: How Mushrooms May Respond to Sound

A poetic and philosophical exploration of the relationship between fungi, music, and consciousness. The article examines how mushrooms and m

Mushrooms communicate with each other using up to 50 'words', scientist claims

The mushroom Lanmaoa asiatica causes shared "lilliputian" hallucinations of tiny figures in Yunnan, China

Biologist Colin Domnauer is investigating a recurring phenomenon in China's Yunnan province where residents experience "lilliputian hallucin

Lanmaoa asia Mushrooms Cause Consistent Hallucinations of Tiny Human Figures

The article describes a recently discovered mushroom species called Lanmaoa asia that causes people to hallucinate tiny, elf-like human figu

How a Contaminated Agar Plate Led Microbiologists to Create the 'Noodlococcus' Online Community

In 2019, PhD students and microbiologists at the University of Birmingham discovered an unusual noodle-like contaminant growing on an agar p