The cool and humid forests and valleys tucked away in the distinctive elevation zones of the Smokies region are sometimes said to be home to a greater variety of species than any other place on earth.

If mushrooms or toadstools have suddenly appeared up in your yard, you are probably wondering why, and what you can do about them. Mushrooms, toadstools and other fungi reproduce not by seeds, but by ...

It seems that the eating of mushrooms is an acquired taste. Did you ever notice most kids will not eat mushrooms (along with a lot of other foods)? By the time one’s taste buds reach maturity most ...

Hunting for mushrooms deep in the forest is the ideal socially distanced pastime. By Maria Varenikova and Andrew E. Kramer KHOMUTYNSI, Ukraine — Valery Kravchuk, a seasoned mushroom hunter, pushed ...

The mushroom is just the reproductive part of a larger fungus. For most species, the bulk of the organism is a network of ...

(1) IN this welcome addition to the well-known “Home University Library,” Prof. Farmer has produced a work which, owing to its freshness of treatment of various problems of plant life, will be useful ...

Often featured in fairytales, the red toadstool mushroom fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is toxic to humans and many animals. However, experts have observed that Japanese squirrels can safely eat ...