A BIZARRE rare "alien" fungus with "tentacles" and a smell like rotting flesh has been spotted growing in the UK. Two nature-lovers spotted the Devil’s fingers fungus while out for a walk in the ...

by removing or damaging the Lions Mane Fungus, you are not only breaking the law, you are breaking the cycle of life in the ...

A rare and protected fungus has been found at a nature reserve in Canterbury. The Hericium erinaceus, or lion's mane fungus, ...

Beside the bluebells and celandines on the woodland floor, Fortey searches for morels, “the most delicious of all fungi”.

In the case of bracket (or shelf) fungi, we see only the fruiting part that grows on the trunk, roots or branches of dead or ...

Best mushroom growing kits to shop in the UK, tried and tested - A dedicated guide to growing shrooms from home ...

A species of wood-eating fungus didn’t need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying colors, and researchers say this ...

In the dystopian world of the TV series, a heat-adapted version of the cordyceps fungus takes over humans, turning them into zombies. In reality, the caterpillar fungus may be capable of saving lives ...

The crown-tipped coral fungi – that’s off white-cream in colour with occasional pink tones – was previously thought to be extinct in the UK. “Our last reliable record of this species ...

The UK and Chile are proposing at the UN’s biodiversity conference COP16 in Colombia this week that fungi should receive a equal protection status to animals and plants. In the "Fungal ...

Fungi could be classed alongside animals and plants as a separate realm for environmental protection under plans drawn up by the UK and Chile. The proposal, submitted to a UN conference on ...

Turkey tail fungi are a common sight on dead logs, trunks and fallen branches across the UK. But rather than springing up of their own accord, these specimens have been grown from scratch in a ...