(Jael Mackendorf/UC Davis) A solution to world hunger might start with boba and caviar. Using an innovative process, engineers at UC Davis are growing “myco-foods” — small balls of edible fungi that ...

And while these practices can help make the soil a better home for cash crops, growing mushrooms provides benefits besides tasty fungi. If you’ve ever seen fungi help break down a mulch pile, you ...

A rare mushroom, once thought to be extinct in the UK, has been spotted growing at a farm. The crown-tipped coral, or candelabra coral, was discovered by expert mycologist Andy Knott during a walk ...

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Fungi are nature's recyclers and chemists, turning waste into useful products and creating an array of enzymes and compounds.

Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I love eating mushrooms — but I had never considered growing them for their aesthetic appeal until I ...

However, it can be disconcerting to see unexpected mushrooms crop up in your yard, as many can be poisonous to humans and ...

Paul Stamets and Jeff Chilton began as friends, their collaboration leading to the rise of medicinal mushroom supplements.

According to a programme gaining momentum at NASA, the solution involves growing mushroom structures on the moon – then beyond. “You can’t take boards or bricks,” says Chris Maurer ...