If you’d like to learn more about the region’s mushrooms, Berkeley is having an excellent two-day event on the weekend of Feb. 1 and 2. The 2025 Tilden Fungus Fair gathers scientists, cooks, artists ...

Have you suddenly spotted shrooms growing in the soil of your prized indoor plants? If you have, don’t panic—mushrooms are ...

These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements— and their geographic range is ...

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate spiders’ behavior–and turn them into “zombies.” The fungus named Gibellula ...