Environmental toxicologist Danielle Stevenson spreads soil and wood chips inoculated with fungi at a polluted lot in Los Angeles.

Science

Can Scientists Harness the Magic of Mushrooms to Clean Up Polluted Landscapes?

Researchers and grassroots activists are working with fungi to restore damaged environments

Lauren Oster

A John Trumbull painting of the death of American General Richard Montgomery at the Battle of Quebec on December 31, 1775

History

How the Thirteen Colonies Tried—and Failed—to Convince Canada to Side With Them During the American Revolution