Scientists have discovered a newly identified marine fungus that can infect and kill toxic algae responsible for harmful ...

Death cap mushrooms were in the headlines this week after an Australian woman received a life sentence for fatally poisoning some of her family members with the toxic fungus. But recent research has ...

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 ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) — With the recent rainfall, two types of potentially deadly mushrooms are popping up in East Bay Parks. ‘Loud unexpected banging and crashes’: Oakland meat distributor named in ...

Ancient followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used a highly toxic fungus to create psychedelic hallucinations during ...