Chance Noffsinger started college at Montana State University knowing only that he wanted to become a scientist. But, unlike most of his fellow students, he wasn’t particularly interested in plants or ...

It’s October, and mushrooms are springing up, seemingly overnight, on our lawns and in local woods. What a contrast to the bone-dry autumns a few years ago, when hardly a mushroom could be found! This ...

May, June, July and much of August have mostly been pleasant months except for rainfall. All have received less than normal, some far below, and the word for the summer is "drought." Thanks to ...

Since some mushrooms are edible and even prized as foods, we tend to ask about whether they can be eaten. Russula do serve as food for deer, squirrels, insects and slugs, but they are best left alone ...

This time of year soggy Bay Area forests are ablaze with bright crimson and orange mushrooms. Spores are spreading all along the North and Central coasts, which are home to more than 130 native edible ...

In this crazy foodie time, when venison is raised like cattle and foie gras has become commonplace, wild mushrooms are one of the last great edible rarities. Though a few of them are starting to pop ...

One of the most fascinating edible mushrooms is a case of parasitism. The lobster mushroom, Hypomyces lactifluorum, is a parasite that usually latches onto a host white russula mushroom. The white ...

Within the 2.3 million acres of the White River National Forest are a number of fungi species people are about to start searching for. This mushroom hunting season, however, is looking dry. There hasn ...

BOSTON (CBS) - The planes overhead and the cracking of sticks underfoot are the sounds of Tyler Akabane's workday. From early spring to December, he spends hours in wooded areas across Massachusetts ...

From Candy Caps to Witch’s Butter, the San Francisco Peninsula can be a field day for foraging—and photographing—fungi. Photos/Intro by Charles Russo. Reporting by Laura Ness A golden chanterelle ...