A black backpack on a Detroit airport conveyor belt set off a chain of events that now stretches from Midwestern farm fields ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound after ...

Wild foraging is a wonderful way to expand your palate and save money. Many wild foods require a permit to harvest them, and there may be restrictions. Mushrooms are one of the best foraged foods.

Poisonous mushrooms are causing an outbreak of serious illness that's killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in 21 children and adults in the Bay Area and Monterey since mid-November, health ...

WINDHAM, Ohio -- Mowing the yard outside his home in Windham, Ohio, William D. Hickman discovered what he thought would make a delicious addition to his dinner. A beautiful handful of mushrooms had ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Those wild things growing in your yard—the common weeds and invasive plants—aren’t just unsightly and ...

British gardeners have been warned to be on the lookout for a fast–spreading fungus that is not as delightful as it sounds. Honey fungus, also known as 'golden mushroom' or Armillaria mellea, is a ...