CNN — A tough, bell-shaped fungus that grows on the rotting bark of trees has been used as a fire starter for centuries, earning it the nickname "tinder fungus." Now, researchers are taking a closer ...
You might not expect tree fungus to be particularly useful, but — surprise — it’s often very handy. If you have birch or black locust trees growing near you, then you probably have some highly ...
Researchers from the VTT Technical Research Center in Finland have made a significant discovery in material engineering by uncovering hoof mushrooms' complex structural, chemical, and mechanical ...
(Nanowerk News) A research group from VTT Technical Research Center of Finland has unlocked the secret behind the extraordinary mechanical properties and ultra-light weight of certain fungi. The ...
April 26 (UPI) --Some 7,300 years ago in what's now Spain, humans collected and dried fungi for use as tinder to start fires. It's the earliest evidence of technological use of fungi, according to ...
A tough, bell-shaped fungus that grows on the rotting bark of trees has been used as a fire starter for centuries, earning it the nickname "tinder fungus." A tough, bell-shaped fungus that grows on ...