Of course, there are others that destroy food crops and kill any humans who accidentally ingest them. You never know what you ...

PORT ANGELES, United States — You can't walk very far through a forest in this part of the United States without stumbling upon a mushroom, an eruption from a vast fungal kingdom that all life ...

Infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year will spread significantly to new regions as the planet heats up, new research predicts —and the world is not prepared.

He had a background in ecology and environmental sciences, but he didn’t find himself getting immersed in the fungi kingdom and mushroom cultivation until about two years ago, when the 26-year ...

Mushrooms, neither plants nor animals, belong to the fascinating kingdom of fungi. These heterotrophs obtain nutrients by decomposing organic matter, playing a vital role in nutrient cycling ...

We are of two minds about mushrooms. As part of the fungi kingdom, they may be the death of us (see HBO’s “The Last of Us”). Or, just maybe, a big handful of the 5 million or more species ...

Naming an official mushroom would add a third kingdom of life to the parade of state symbols, ... “States across the nation are starting to recognize fungi and mushrooms in their state emblems.

Mushrooms spark debate as they're neither plant nor animal, belonging to the Fungi kingdom. Unlike plants, they don't photosynthesize, obtaining nutrients from organic matter. Rich in vitamins ...

Neil Fei, 8, in a mushroom hat that he wears as a Halloween costume every year, collects fungi with the Illinois Mycological Association at the St. Mihiel Woods-East nature preserve in Tinley Park ...

Fungi finding: Mushroom hunters seek new species and recognition Of the at least 2.5 million species of fungus thought to exist on Earth, scientists have described around 150,000—six percent By ...