Bright red toadstools, funky jelly fungus, and rounded puffball mushrooms in lawn grass may look alarming. However, lawn mushrooms can be a sign that you have healthy soil.

In the 1970s, a dozen scientists entered the tomb of Casimir IV in Poland. Within weeks, 10 of them died from Aspergillus ...

Two bits of amber discovered in a lab basement hold ancient evidence of a fungi famous for controlling the minds of its victims.

Various shelf fungi continue to hug trees, but another catches my eye, one often passed by: jelly fungus. Here, on the branches of a downed oak, the brown-black jelly grows. Local ...

A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways ...

Bleeding tooth fungus looks like a ghoulish forest crime scene. This type of mushroom called Hydnellum peckii also goes by “devil’s tooth fungus” or the much more pleasant sounding ...

Fungi are a group of organisms that include yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. They exhibit astonishing methods for survival and remarkable appearances, including those that ooze blood-like sap, mimic ...

Fungi forays mushroom in Delhi. Shivika Manchanda / TNN / Aug 24, 2024, 10:03 IST. Share. AA + Text Size. ... the foraging group spotted splitgill fungus, jelly fan, dead man’s fingers, reishi ...

Penn researchers transform a toxic fungus linked to ancient tombs into a powerful anti-cancer compound, offering new hope in ...

In a remarkable twist of science, researchers have transformed a fungus long associated with death into a potential weapon against cancer. Found in tombs like that of King Tut, Aspergillus flavus was ...

A fungus once feared for causing deadly infections in ancient tombs is now offering new hope in the fight against cancer.