the suggestion is that it is Golden Scaly Cap ( Pholiota Aurivala ).” Their answer comes from the British Mycological Society, a group of enthusiasts interested in fungi and mushrooms.

This story appears in the March 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Mushrooms are everywhere — on forest floors, in gardens, in networks connecting below our feet. The largest organism ...

The Maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) is an edible and medicinal fungus that grows wild in Japan, China, and North America under oak, elm, or maple trees. The mushroom has only gained popularity ...

We are of two minds about mushrooms. As part of the fungi kingdom, they may be the death of us (see HBO’s “The Last of Us”). Or, just maybe, a big handful of the 5 million or more species ...

Edibles aren’t just for weed anymore. There’s a growing market for gummies, chocolates, and other products that claim to contain psychedelic mushrooms and promise consumers a new—and legal ...

Cultivated fresh mushrooms are available all year. Wild mushrooms are at their peak in autumn although some, such as morels, are found in spring. Dried mushrooms are available all year round.

The small animals, whose scales are coveted for use in Chinese medicine, are now among the world’s most trafficked mammals. A Temminck’s ground pangolin named Tamuda searches for a meal of ...

If you're keen to try your hand at foraging, wild mushrooms grow throughout the year, but autumn offers the most abundant and varied seasonal eating. From late summer until the first frost ...

(Photo Credit: Dr. Harout Tanielian/Science Source) Guttate psoriasis is a type of psoriasis that shows up on your skin as red, purple, or brown, scaly, teardrop-shaped spots. Many people ...

Searching around for money making ideas, she came across mushroom farming. With help from Indian rural development organisation, Live Life Happily, she got started. Now she sells two or three bags ...

For thousands of years, societies around the world have used mushrooms for their perceived beneficial effects on the human immune system. The famous Greek physician Hippocrates was among those ...

Reptiles are turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators and crocodiles. Unlike amphibians, reptiles breathe only through their lungs and have dry, scaly skin that prevents them from drying out. Amphibians ...