Psychedelic mushrooms are sometimes called 'magic' for their hallucinogenic effects which some proponents believe make them think more clearly and see things they would never ordinarily perceive.But ...

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Dermatologists explain what distinguishes fungal acne, caused by an overgrowth of yeast, from traditional acne—and how you can get rid of it effectively.

The golden oyster mushroom, a tasty species native to Asia, has proliferated in states around the Great Lakes and may crowd ...

Four new species have been found in “various forests across Thailand,” according to a paper published earlier this month in ...

Fungi play a vital role in shaping plant health, productivity, and ecosystem functioning, with interactions ranging from ...

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A fungus linked to the deaths of archaeologists who excavated the tomb of King Tutankhamun in the 1920s could be used to ...

Used medicinally by Native Americans for centuries, Monotropa uniflora — a.k.a. ghost pipe — is having a moment on social media. Not everybody is happy about it.

The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA (TLI) announced today that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health ...

Penn engineering researchers modified a fungus called Aspergillus flavus, which may have caused lung disease and illness in ...

Currently, only one ballot measure — proposing new limits on financial contributions to candidates for public office — has ...