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 ...

Mushroom Islands are rare but in high demand since hostile mobs cannot spawn on Mycelium blocks and the Mooshrooms wandering the islands can be used as an unlimited food source. Recommended Videos ...

So what’s in mushroom edibles that are openly sold in gas stations, smoke shops, and online marketplaces? And are the ingredients really legal? Here’s what to know. “It could be anything ...

Researchers have now used DNA analysis to uncover just how long ants have been farming fungi, now described in a study published Thursday in the journal Science. It turns out these insects have be ...

By Veronique Greenwood The soil beneath our feet, home to fungi, bacteria, beetles and worms, may not seem like the most jazzy environment. But if you stuck a powerful enough microphone in the ...

rimosus, collected in Mindo, Ecuador, in 2011, on its fungus garden. It turns out ants had been cultivating fungi for millions of years before humans began farming. A new surprising study has ...

But insects beat us to it by millions of years. Various ant species cooperate with fungi, creating a home for them, providing them with nutrients, and harvesting them as food. This reaches the ...

The word "fungus" may inspire visions of an unwanted growth under your nail or maybe even of a pizza topping before thoughts of a thriving ecosystem. But fungi are a remarkably diverse group of ...

So far, entomologists have recognized about 250 different ant species in the Americas and Caribbean that farm fungi. In its most basic form, ants collect and spread fungi, defending their food ...

According to a new study, colonies of ants began farming fungi when an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. This asteroid impact caused a global mass extinction but also created ideal ...

Fungi borrowed bacterial gene again and again Endosymbiotic relationships — in which a microbial partner lives harmoniously within the cells of another organism — are found in numerous life ...