When chanterelles appear in the forests, many cannot resist the temptation to go looking for them. These fragrant mushrooms are valued not only for their taste but also because they are rarely worm-eaten,…
As the squirrel mushroom season begins in Lithuanian forests, social networks are flooded with posts where people boast about their catches. Recently, mushroom picking enthusiasts have also been attracted by…
“There is also a bit of Dzūkian in me – my grandfather comes from Ilgininkai village, my husband’s parents have a homestead in Dzūkija. I am used to the forests of this region; it’s strange to see different ones. For me, the forest is – sa…”
Future human missions to the Moon or Mars will require a reliable food source, but constantly transporting supplies from Earth would be expensive and logistically challenging. Therefore, scientists are looking for…