Sweet Mystery – North Carolina’s Bees Produce Purple Honey
The Sandhills of North Carolina is said to be the only place in the world where bees produce purple honey, an iridescent concoction that looks more like alien goo than the sweet nectar we know and love. From the expensive yet bitter Corbezzolo Honey to the meat honey produced by vulture bees, we’ve featured some […]
How the World’s Deadliest Mushroom Used a Clone Army to Conquer California
Amanita phalloides, commonly known as the ‘death cap’ mushroom, has always fascinated scientists both because of its deadly amatoxins and the way it manages to conquer new lands in record time. The death cap originated in Europe where it grows by burrowing into the roots of European Oak trees and forming a symbiotic relationship with […]