At the cusp of spring, I was on a woodland walk in the company of strangers. The urban forests of Washington, D.C., had burst into life as though overnight, and interlacing branches formed a canopy of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Of the dozen or so common, woodchip-loving urban mushrooms that grow in the Pacific Northwest, there are three that are of ...

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 ...

Often hidden from view, fungi are critical part of our ecosystems. Some can be eaten as mushrooms; others help trees and forests thrive. But that’s not all: they’re also helping us create low-cost, ...

A renowned pioneer in the world of mycology and highly celebrated for his cutting-edge applications of beneficial mushroom mycelium, Stamets is also well-known for his research in the field of ...

For centuries, mushrooms have been trusted functional foods for supporting health. Host Defense preserves this wisdom of nature and expands its impact through cutting-edge modern research. To support ...