Can you tell the difference between a tasty paddy straw mushroom and a toxic death cap? Emma Shiells talks to the experts about the potentially deadly chemistry hidden in those gills
On a damp and drizzly autumnal morning you may think there are better places to be than foraging in the undergrowth of an orchard, but amateur mushroom hunters are sure to disagree with you. Martin Newcombe, an ecologist and fungi enthusiast, is one of those hooked.
Read this article in Chemistry World.
Ideas and resources to support you and your teaching from our July 2020 issue
Microorganisms growing in 100% hydrogen show that life could exist on exoplanets
How canines might help to find asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic cases of the coronavirus
Enhance your teaching of materials and explore how new types of concrete could reduce carbon emisisons
Engage students with some highly topical cross-curricular science
What is an epidemiologist? Inspire students with this fascinating insight into the world of some of the most powerful scientific detectives
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