LITTLE ROCK — WILLIAMS JUNCTION - Some of the world's most highly prized foods have eluded the ability of humans to cultivate them. You might call these organisms agricultural rebels. Mushrooms such ...

Often featured in fairytales, the red toadstool mushroom fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is toxic to humans and many animals. However, experts have observed that Japanese squirrels can safely eat ...

Mushrooms have long captivated humans, providing culinary pleasures and distinct impacts when consumed. Among the numerous mushroom species, Amanita Muscaria stands out. This fungus, easily identified ...

I find mushrooms to be some of the most interesting life to be found. They come in infinite shapes, colors and sizes. Some are edible and delicious. Others can be fatal if consumed. Some attract flies ...

Some deadly mushrooms are easy to mistake for their tasty counterparts, resulting in several serious illnesses and one death in California. Here's how to stay safe.

LITTLE ROCK — It's not every day that you have a chance to discover a whole new kingdom, especially right at your doorstep. The fungi kingdom is a very exciting one, with great variety, beauty, color ...

Death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) are among the world’s most poisonous fungi, responsible for the majority of fatal ...

While I was thinking I should write about a spring-like subject, the dawn chorus that now greets us every morning or the skunk cabbage and rhubarb pushing up through the thin remains of the snow, but ...

Associate Professor SUETSUGU Kenji and independent photographer GOMI Koichi have observed a Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) routinely feeding on well-known species of poisonous toadstool mushroom, ...