They are neither plant nor animal, but a wild conglomeration of things, existing in ways that are so central to ecosystems that what we have learned about them forces the breakdown of ...

When I first started gardening, I used to think mushrooms meant something was going wrong. I’d be out watering the tomatoes ...

Hunters waited at the Ryerson’s Woods trailhead in Iowa City on a beautiful late April Saturday morning. Older men with walking sticks wore blaze orange caps. University students in shorts […] ...

Paul Stamets and Jeff Chilton began as friends, their collaboration leading to the rise of medicinal mushroom supplements.

As the FWS explains, the black dots are a sign of flatworms, who embed themselves under the animal's skin. The cycle that leads to this phenomenon is quite complicated: ...

The abundance in Black skin of melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color, offers extra protection from damaging ...

Your roses should now be bursting into bloom, adding heady fragrance and rich colour to your garden – unless the dreaded black spot has done its worst. The spots usually appear on the leaves ...

Biosphere 3, Installation Exhibition View, Image provided by Black Void Biosphere 3 ... leading to intelligence. The mycelium communicates with electrical signals, developing a form of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Lagos State Taskforce has apprehended 277 individuals across the state during a week-long operation targeting known criminal hotspots. The operation was influenced by intelligence findings and ...

With a “completely new” meat alternative that stands up against ultra-processing slander. This alt meat is made from just two ingredients: mycelium and oats. While shoppers may notice plant-based ...