In late November on the way to Fairy Castle in the mountains of south Co Dublin, we first saw this bird in flight and noticed ...

A colorful mushroom is causing problems in the Lake Tahoe Basin. According to Barton Health, the fly agaric mushroom — amanita muscaria — is sprouting throughout the area and causing health issues for ...

A week of rain capped by a deluge from slow-moving thunderstorms brought seven mudslides into the Middle Fork Valley in the San Juan Mountains. The same rains triggered the appearance of many species ...

Step aside, psilocybin: A new shroom is in town. According to a new study by researchers at the University of California (UC) San Diego’s Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity ...

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A psychedelic mushroom species is being sold legally in the US, but experts warn of its potential dangers. A dispensary in Florida claims to be the first store in the US to sell legal "magic" ...

The fly agaric is the quintessential mushroom of fairy tales. Its big, bright fruiting bodies scatter in great numbers across mossy forests of North America and Europe. They emerge from the soil first ...

My former neighbor Mike Corse, owner of Canton-based Deep Root Mushroom Farm, suggested I write about a Christmas fungus that could account for some of the magical features of that holiday tradition.