From boosting immunity to reducing inflammation, this nonpsychoactive mushroom has proven antiviral, antioxidant, anticancer, hypoglycemic, and other beneficial properties that may support your health ...

Another eye-catching polypore fungus, artist's conk (Ganoderma applanatum), boasts shades of pale brown, tan, and white that ...

The Maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) is an edible and medicinal fungus that grows wild in Japan, China, and North America under oak, elm, or maple trees. The mushroom has only gained popularity ...

Eleven members of an Amish family – including a 1-year-old – were hospitalized in Pennsylvania Friday night after ingesting wild, “toxic mushrooms,” local authorities said. A member of ...

Studies have found promising immune-boosting effects of the mushroom of immortality, particularly for those who are ill and less so for those that are healthy. Unsurprisingly, the reishi/lingzhi ...

This story appears in the March 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Mushrooms are everywhere — on forest floors, in gardens, in networks connecting below our feet. The largest organism ...

If you're keen to try your hand at foraging, wild mushrooms grow throughout the year, but autumn offers the most abundant and varied seasonal eating. From late summer until the first frost ...

The 30s are a pivotal time in people’s lives. Many of us tend to settle in a bit, whether in our relationships, careers or ...

Cultivated fresh mushrooms are available all year. Wild mushrooms are at their peak in autumn although some, such as morels, are found in spring. Dried mushrooms are available all year round.

The most elegant dish served is diri djon djon, a mushroom rice, often accompanied by a spicy aphrodisiac stewed lambi (conch) that is frequently the silent star of a Haitian party or function.