This time of year, you might see fresh morel mushrooms pop up at farmers markets and on restaurant menus. But what exactly are these funky-looking fungi? Morels are wild mushrooms with distinctive ...

But for registered dietitian Meghan Sedivy, RD, LDN, America’s newfound love of mushrooms hardly comes as a surprise, considering how many health benefits they offer. “They contain antioxidants, like ...

The Food Safety Information Council has reminded people in Australia about the risks of getting sick from eating certain types of wild mushrooms. The charity said that mushrooms are growing around the ...

Like many mushroom harvesters, I got interested in foraging for fungi during the COVID-19 pandemic. I had been preparing for a summer of field work studying foraged desert plants in a remote part of ...

Poison control can be reached anytime by calling 800-222-1222. As summertime rolls around, maybe you’re thinking of trying a new activity, like mushroom hunting. You’ve been hearing about these “morel ...

Sacramento County warns against wild mushroom foraging after confirming four cases of accidental mushroom poisoning.