Eating a lookalike of a mushroom commonly foraged in the Pacific Northwest could have dire consequences. Researchers are sounding the alarm about some so-called “false morels” that, when eaten over a ...

Agarikon is one of two endangered species of fungi in the United States. So rare is the species that scientists have placed ...

The discovery of a new magic mushroom species in Africa is forcing mycologists to take another look at the famous psychedelic fungi’s evolutionary history. According to a study published today in the ...

In China, a particular species of edible mushroom causes hundreds of cases of hallucinations annually, as well as some delirium, dizziness, and mania. The hallucinations tend to be of tiny “elves” ...

Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ...

Antidepressants and other psychoactive drugs are designed to affect the human brain. But after they enter the water system in ...

Credit: Boris Vinatzer Fungi may hold a little-known key to ice formation in clouds. Can fungi affect the weather? It may sound unlikely, but new research suggests they just might. An international ...

Mushroom compost is made from spent mushroom farming substrate. It's now widely available, and there are lots of reasons you ...