A warning about mushroom foraging in a peak time - know what you’re looking for. Some like the “destroying angel” can be fatal if even half a cap is eaten. “It’s always best to forge mushrooms with ...

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 ...

Have you ever looked out into your garden and wondered if the little mushrooms that can be seen popping up everywhere are edible? The many magical and captivating types of fungi are certainly ...

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (Gray News) – Health officials in California are warning a community about poisonous mushrooms used in some meals that may be mistaken for a commonly eaten variety. Salinas ...

MISSOURI — Foragers in Missouri are being warned to be on the lookout for a poisonous mushroom species after recent rain across the state. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, rain ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Prof. Anne Pringle, a mycologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, about the latest research on death cap mushrooms, revealing new information about the enigmatic ...