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NewsDesk MC May 17, 2026May 17, 2026 African diaspora, biodiversity, Black mycologists, citizen science, ecology, Elan Hagens, environmental education, fungal preservation, fungal research, fungi, Haitian cuisine, Jamaican culture, Maria Pinto, Massachusetts, mushroom cultivation, mushrooms, MycoFest, mycology, MycoSymbiotics, Oregon, Pennsylvania, truffles, USDA, William Padilla-Brown

Black Mycologists and Foragers Expand Fungal Research Across the United States

“It forced me down on my knees to examine it further, because it didn’t look real. It looked like it

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NewsDesk MC May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 agricultural research, agriculture, apple industry, apple orchards, apple rootstocks, climate adaptation, climate crisis, climate resilience, cold snaps, Cornell University, crop resilience, drought resistance, extreme weather, fire blight, food security, fruit farming, Geneva rootstock program, horticulture, orchard management, rapid apple decline, sustainable farming, tree breeding, USDA, Washington State University

Scientists Race to Develop Climate-Resilient Apple Trees as Extreme Weather Threatens Orchards

“It’s these emerging problems, that you don’t really think of or didn’t plan for, that you might not be able