A peer-reviewed study suggests that the filament-like roots in mushroom as well as the layer it’s grown on offer immune-enhancing benefits. The health advantages of mushrooms were recently ...

A recently published study shows promising results from combining edible turkey tail fungus with a solution of wood fibers. The end product is a natural sustainable waterproof coating that may be a ...

We are of two minds about mushrooms. As part of the fungi kingdom, they may be the death of us (see HBO’s “The Last of Us”). Or, just maybe, a big handful of the 5 million or more species will be our ...

Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Florence have developed a pair of biohybrid robots that incorporate mycelium into their hardware, allowing them to respond to various stimuli.

Carolyn, a woman in her 70s, was put to rest on 4 September in a futuristic casket made from mycelium - the underground root ...

A Singapore-based food start-up cultivating mushroom mycelium as an alternative protein source believes it can also serve the cosmetics industry as a natural, sustainable, and completely food-safe ...

Mushrooms are having a moment. From Stella McCartney designing a bustier and trousers made of mushroom leather to the numerous mushroom elixirs and teas on the market, fungi are certainly on trend.

Eben Bayer, 36, is the CEO of Ecovative Design, a company that grows and harnesses mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, to create 100% compostable packaging, plant-based meat, leather-like ...