Stunning exhibition at Somerset House, London, reveals the world at our feet. Artists and thinkers unearth the soil’s secrets and connect the underground to the big issues facing our planet today.

Great to see our film playing at the exhibition. Watch it here: youtu.be/0-hS4HoW5fM?... #fungi

Why decentralize science on #fungi? 🔬

Africa is home to rich biodiversity. But at present, scientists in Africa must send their samples of soil & underground fungi out of the country or continent for DNA sequencing.

We interview Jacob Ulzen on keeping science local: www.spun.earth/articles/int...

Alocasia macrorrhizos, communly known as giant taro, giant alocasia, ʻape, bboil... Medicinal value: control high blood pressure by breaking down excess salt... This variety is an edible root vegetable. But you need to boil it for long time because it contains alkaloids and calcium oxalate crystals.

The International Symposium "Evolution of Plant Reproduction" organized by dfg-icips.org will happen in Berlin (Germany) from March 25-28, 2025 with a nice line-up of speakers. You can check it out here: dfg-icips.org/berlin2025/

🍄🍄👩‍🔬 Very fascinating when you manage to isolate and characterize the AMFs. Hard week of AMF extraction