In a world first, mushrooms will be grown in space by Australian food company FOODiQ Global. Researchers aim to analyse the effects of micro-gravity on the growth and nutritional content of oyster ...

Gland, Switzerland, 27 March 2025 (IUCN) – The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban ...

A dangerous, drug-resistant fungus is spreading rapidly through hospitals and senior care facilities across the U.S., prompting growing concern among public health officials. The yeast ...

Experienced in nature observation, Wijeweera suspected this wasn’t just another garden fungus. He turned to plant identification apps, but it was not possible to identify the mushroom.

Under the plan, a small box containing substrate — the material used to grow mushrooms — and mycelium — the root-like structure of fungus — will be stowed on board SpaceX's Dragon capsule.

For as long as plants have lived on land, fungi have sustained them. Beneath every giant sequoia, every wheat stalk, every black-eyed Susan, hidden webs of filigreed mycelia permeate the plants’ roots ...

by Mary Elizabeth Banning, a self-taught mycologist who studied fungi in her home state of Maryland for four decades.Credit...New York State Museum, Albany, N.Y. Mushrooms in 19th-century ...

Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic chemical in certain mushrooms known as magic mushrooms. Eating mushrooms that contain psilocybin can have a variety of effects, ranging from euphoria to hallucinations.

Mushrooms are a delicious addition to recipes, but preparing them for a dish can be intimidating. Do mushrooms need to be cleaned? Should you rinse mushrooms? The answer isn’t one-size-fits-all, ...

Those yellowish and thickened toenails could mean you have an infection with a toenail fungus. Here are the types, symptoms, and how to treat fungal infections of the toenail. Types of toenail fungus ...

Candida auris (C. auris) is a fungus that is often spread among patients in health care facilities, via breathing tubes, feeding tubes, catheters in a vein and urinary catheters. It "can cause ...