The bitter bracket fungus, Amaropostia stiptica, is probably not available at your local farmer's market, and if you didn't get the hint from its name, it's because it tastes really, really terrible.

If one were to eat substances from blandest to nastiest, the bracket fungus, Amaropostia stiptica, would sit at the farthest end of the unpleasant spectrum. A team of scientists determined just what ...

Galen Rowell / Corbis Since there are 100,000 known fungus species, it might not seem all that remarkable that Robert Blanchette may have discovered three new ones. But he found the fungi where no ...

Could the next public health crisis be caused by a fungus? Such an emergency is the basis of the post-apocalypse TV drama series The Last Of Us, which has returned for its second season on Sky ...

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Fungi are the most diverse group of organisms apart from the insects. One thing common to all of them is that they do not make their own food and must feed on pre-existing organic matter. Australia is ...

Explore the fascinating world of fungi this autumn within the historically significant "As You Like It" wood (Soulton Wood) at Soulton Hall, all while supporting a vital cause. On Saturday ...

They provide a guide to the names that have been used in Australia for the mushrooms, toadstools, bracket fungi, puffballs and other taxa with large conspicuous fruiting bodies. For each name the ...

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Learn to nurture the ancient, symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plants’ roots ... From the upper reaches of the atmosphere to the bottom of the seas, down into the rock ...