Scientists estimate Earth is home to as many as 6.28 million types of fungi. Yet only about 150,000 species have been described, although thousands more have already been discovered. Why the gap?

Several Goan farmers and zonal agricultural officers recently received guidance from well-known mycologists at a 'National Seminar on Fungal Biodiversity and Bio-prospecting in the age of Global ...

The Western Cape, renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and biodiversity, is also home to a fascinating and diverse array of mushrooms. The region’s unique combination of introduced vegetation, ...

Field guides have always varied in quality. But with some of them now being written with artificial intelligence chatbots—while appearing to be authored by human experts—the possibility of readers ...

In a new paper, researchers and citizen mycologists describe the two new species as Psilocybe ingeli and Psilocybe maluti. The paper also contains information on the traditional use of P. maluti by ...

A few hours after the first appeal, the ASL of Sassari finds itself forced to launch a second appeal to the population: « Contact the mycological inspectorate, a free service that can save your life » ...

Britain is running out of taxonomic mycologists - experts in fungi. There were 32 in the 1990s, but just eight now. Scientists say we should be worried as, without a British research base, other ...