UC Merced mycology grad student Chris Bivins holds up an amanita ocreata, otherwise known as western destroying angel, the ...

Things went south when my puppy got a hold of a mushroom” during the May 15 party, Carlos wrote in an email to The Tribune.

Even if you haven’t heard of Botrytis cinerea, you’ve likely seen it — slowly growing in your store-bought blueberries, tomatoes or even on your beautiful orchids.

Even if you haven't heard of Botrytis cinerea, you've likely seen it — slowly growing in your store-bought blueberries, tomatoes or even on your ...

Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications, ...

Since November there have been 47 cases of severe poisonings and four deaths reported statewide, according to the Napa County Public Health Officer ...

Producers in the West are certainly familiar with foot rot, but producers and consumers alike benefit from preventing fruit ...

Follow our simple tips for fresh basil all season long, whether growing indoors or outdoors, from choosing the right spot to ...

Deadly amatoxin poisonings from foraged fungi have surged across the state, prompting officials to call for caution.

Restaurants in Alaska will have to stop serving food in disposable polystyrene foam containers, under a bill passed by the Legislature and awaiting Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s signature ...

Bay Area shoppers will have to get their food elsewhere after a Target store in San Jose had its grocery section closed due ...

Underground fungi may be one of Earth s most powerful and overlooked allies in the fight against climate change, yet most of them remain unknown to science. Known only by DNA, these "dark taxa" make ...