If you go down to the woods today you’ll be sure to find autumn in full swing, with trees taking on a fiery colour palette, leaves falling as well as fungi and mushrooms sprouting up from the earth.

Scientists who study mushrooms often rely on help from talented amateurs. They outnumber scientists and are more likely to be in the right place at the right time. NPR science correspondent Richard ...

Let's face it. If you are a mushroom scientist, you are hopelessly outnumbered. By one estimate, there are between 2.2 million and 3.8 million species of fungi — and more than 90% of them aren't ...

PITTSBURGH — When it comes to wild mushroom foraging, Barbora Batokova has a simple rule for beginners: learn what can kill you, then go have fun. Batokova, 38, works in tech and software but a ...

A mushroom thought extinct in the US for 100 years has been rediscovered. It's an example of the remarkable synergy between amateur and professional fungus aficionados. Scientists who study mushrooms ...

A mushroom thought extinct in the US for 100 years has been rediscovered. It's an example of the remarkable synergy between amateur and professional fungus aficionados. Scientists who study mushrooms ...