The substance in question is a type of mushroom known as Fomes fomentarius. It grows on the rotting bark of trees and has historically been used mainly as a fire starter, lending it the nickname ...

The famous Greek physician Hippocrates was among those that identified the mushroom also called hoof fungus or Fomes fomentarius as a species that could reduce inflammation. Today, there is ...

Of all the components of dead plants, wood is the hardest to break down. Why is it that fungi know how to do this? What ...