After testing different bioluminescent mushrooms, project head Francis Schwarze came to discover that the honey fungus turned out to be a particularly powerful producer of luciferin, which gives ...

This makes Lampyris noctiluca the shining star among the bioluminescent creatures. The honey fungus is one of the most amazing creatures on Earth. It may sprout inconspicuously on the forest floor ...

This makes Lampyris noctiluca the shining star among the bioluminescent creatures. The honey fungus is one of the most amazing creatures on Earth. It may sprout inconspicuously on the forest floor ...

This luminous wood is created through the interaction of the fungus Desarmillaria tabescens, also known as the ringless honey fungus ... an enzyme reaction. The bioluminescence fully kicks ...

Rachael is a writer and digital content producer at IFLScience with a Zoology degree from the University of Southampton, UK, and a nose for novelty animal stories. A team of scientists have ...

The most effective combo turned out to be ringless honey fungus (Desarmillaria tabescens ... to boost the intensity and lifespan of the bioluminescent wood. The ultimate goal, they say in the ...

This glow-in-the-dark Christmas tree is made from chunks of balsa wood impregnated with the bioluminescent ringless honey fungus (Desarmillaria tabescens). When the wood is exposed to air ...

Everything begins with a fungus, the ringless honey mushroom (Desarmillaria tabescens), a parasite ... If these objectives are achieved, this bioluminescent wood could replace some traditional light ...

Another great use of bioluminescence is by glow worms or the fungus gnat. In the fungus gnat’s larval stage, they emit a blue light from their abdomen and will release sticky strings that also ...

To achieve the breakthrough, they combined balsa with a bioluminescent fungus. The innovative material uses white rot fungus D. tabescens to create a sustainable light source. Honey fungus produces ...