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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you are unfamiliar with amanita mushrooms, they are poised to be the next big thing to hit the legal market and the cannabis industry is hopping on board. Native to the Northern Hemisphere, amanita ...

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 ...

18 November 2020, Saxony, Torfhaus: A fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) stands in the Dübener Heide. Beautiful to look at but poisonous - the mushroom belongs to the family of bead fungus relatives. Photo ...

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 ...

Florida’s first so-called “magic mushroom” dispensary has halted sales of its fungi after state officials determined that some of its products could cause, erm, more than just a bad trip. Chillum ...

Now that rains are gracing the thirsty hills and valleys of Marin with badly needed water replenishment, those in the know know it’s time to look around for the seasonal appearance of fungi. Whether ...

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, ...