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Relying on AI to Identify Mushrooms Can Produce Deadly Results
If frolicking in the woods foraging for wild mushrooms is on your bucket list, by all means, go forth. But when the time comes to determine whether you can eat the mushrooms you picked, please don’t rely on AI. A new in-depth report from Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, warns novice mushroomers against…
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Glow-In-The-Dark Mushrooms Exist, And Scientist Don’t Know Why
If you spend the night at the Coconut Forest in the Piaui State, in Brazil, you’ll be able to see a rare species of fungus that glows in the dark. Although scientist already understand how they light up, they are still struggling to understand the reason why they do it, and how that affects their…