Here’s what the science actually shows about this intriguing fungus – and why moderation and caution still matter.

A different type of jack-o’-lantern to look for this time of year, one that has remained unchanged for millennia, and, in my ...

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There's still so much we don't know about forest fungi. The University of Wisconsin is recruiting citizens to help. CATHY WURZER: Got some time? How about being a citizen scientist and sending tree ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them.

The largest organism is the Armillaria ostoyae, also known as the "humongous fungus." The fungus covers 2,385 acres and is 8,650 years old, weighing 35,000 tons. Experts suggest that other organisms ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged two Chinese researchers on Tuesday with smuggling a crop-killing fungus into the U.S. last summer — charges that come amid heightened political tensions ...