Italy is a true paradise for mycology and mushroom picking enthusiasts, with diverse landscapes that offer perfect habitats for hundreds of species: here, mushroom picking is not just a hobby, but an experience that combines well-being, contact with nature and gastronomy...
The Casentinesi Forests, located between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, represent one of the most intact and biodiverse forest ecosystems in Italy. This vast territory, which includes the Casentinesi Forests National Park, Monte Falterona and Campigna, is a true sanctuary for mycology enthusiasts, offering an extraordinary variety of mushrooms, flora and fauna.
Linden trees (Tilia spp.) are renowned for their imposing grandeur and extraordinary longevity, but few botany enthusiasts know that they harbor a hidden world of fungal biodiversity. From aggressive parasites that threaten the tree's health to saprophytes that silently decompose dead wood, the fungi associated with linden trees play vital ecological roles...
In an age of unprecedented environmental crisis, the solution to many of our problems may be hiding beneath our feet—or rather, in the soil and the mycelial networks that run through it. This article explores bioremediation, a natural technology that uses living organisms to break down pollutants...
