Amanita muscaria could be considered a “magic mushroom.” However, unlike traditional magic mushrooms, they don’t contain psilocybin. They instead produce a psychoactive compound known as muscimol — ...

The Amanita phalloides variety, aptly nicknamed the "death cap," has led to the majority of human deaths related to poisonous mushroom consumption. Not surprisingly, it's been deemed the most ...

unknowingly consumed Amanita phalloides, commonly referred to as “death caps,” according to the Ventura County Star. They closely resemble familiar edible mushrooms like button and cremini ...

Mushrooms pose significant risks to human health due to the presence of poisonous species that can easily be mistaken for edible ones. Some of the world's deadliest mushrooms, such as the Death ...

Merricat had gone to her room before the desserts were served. Constance took no sugar. Uncle Julian had very little of it ...

In the animal kingdom, the deadliest food is probably fugu, a puffer-fish-based sushi consumed primarily in Japan, where ...

The lethality of the phalloid is down to a toxin called α-amanitin, which triggers apoptosis – or cell death – in the liver and kidneys. Eating any quantity of death cap can therefore produce an array ...

I dislike washing myself, and dogs, and noise. I like my sister Constance, and Richard Plantagenet, and Amanita phalloides, the deathcup mushroom. Everyone else in my family is dead.” ...

When you think of a mushroom—whether psilocybin or portobello—you probably envision a stem and cap common for this type of fungi. The new Snowball mushroom is anything but typical. This ...

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