Mushroom Men: Spore Wars launch trailer

A nice, quick little trailer for the Wii and DS games, Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars and Mushroom Mend:Rise of the Fungi respectively, some interesting looking platform puzzlers from developers Red Fly and Zen ...

Professor to present wonder of fungi

Many people think of mushrooms simply as a choice for food dishes. Frank Dugan sees more.

Plant inventory yields new discoveries in Big Thicket

Paul Roling, a professional photographer, uses a magnifying glass to look closely at a species of moss to see if he can identify it.

The animals and plants we cannot live without

From the Amazon rainforests to the frozen ice fields of the arctic, animals, plants and insects are disappearing at alarming rates from pollution, habitat loss, climate change and hunting.

Removal of Furanocoumarins in Grapefruit Juice by Edible Fungi

Jan A. Narciso , and John A. Manthey United States Citrus and Subtropical Products Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 600 Avenue S, Northwest, Winter Haven, ...

Five scientists argue the case for the world's most invaluable species

Debate: Which is the world's most invaluable species? Plankton, bats, primates, fungi and bees - which species would have the greatest impact on our planet if it were lost? Five experts set out their case ...

Fungi farm fined for stinky composting

A Waikato mushroom farm has been fined $32,000 for not controlling smells from its composting operation, some of which "resembled a dead animal". Morrinsville-based New Zealand Mushrooms had admitted six ...

White-Truffle Season Nothing to Trifle About

Fungi fanatics go hog-wild for the venerated white truffle, which Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini once proclaimed as "the Mozart of mushrooms." But you don't need your own pig to hunt out a taste, because ...

Fungi Galore: How to Grow Mushrooms at Home

I got my mushroom kit!! Even though I wanted to start right away, I had to put my kit aside for a couple of days because I was really busy.

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