Sometimes the mundane events of life hide extraordinary phenomena. This award-winning photograph by Sarang Naik shows yellow-brown spores streaming off a mushroom during monsoon season. The plume is abstract and Keep reading
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Leaping Droplets
Many fungi use coalescing water droplets to launch and spread their spores. The process is recreated in the laboratory in the animation above. Initially, there is a small spherical drop Keep reading
Mushrooms Make Their Own Breeze
Plants and other non-motile organisms have developed some clever methods to disperse their seeds and spores for reproduction. Some plants use vortex rings for dispersal; others make their seeds aerodynamic. Keep reading
Mushrooms Make Their Own Breeze
Mushrooms don’t rely on a stray breeze to spread their spores; they generate their own air currents instead. The key is evaporation. The mushroom cap contains large amounts of water, Keep reading