Golden oyster edible mushrooms is invading forests across the United States, displacing native species and disrupting the ...

Peter Kennedy is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota focusing on biology teaching and learning, ecology, evolution, behavior and plant and microbial biology. Kennedy is visiting from ...

Biologists have long known mushrooms of the genus Mycena, commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, as fungi that live off of dead trees and plants. New research from the University of Copenhagen ...

Beneath our feet lies a hidden world where fungi quietly keep ecosystems alive. From breaking down fallen trees to forming life-saving partnerships with plants, they are nature’s ultimate recyclers.

Mycena fungi are more commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, and they survive by consuming dead trees and plants. New research has determined that bonnets are also able to get into healthy young trees ...