Hallucinogenic mushrooms are perhaps the last thing you'd expect to find growing in the Queen of England's garden. Yet a type of mushroom called Amanita muscaria commonly known as fly agaric, or fly ...

There are many winter solstice traditions that exist for cultures around the world. But one in particular involves a little red mushroom that’s common in Colorado and many other parts of the world: ...

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 ...

What is this red mushroom, which I spotted recently on a woodland walk? I always thought these only appeared in storybooks and weren’t actually real mushrooms at all. – Walter Dwyer, Co Tipperary This ...

The fly agaric with its red hat is perhaps the most evocative of the diverse and variously colored mushroom species. Hitherto, the purpose of these colors was shrouded in mystery. Researchers at the ...

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.