As wildfires grow in size and severity, researchers are learning more about the burn scar pioneers that are foundational to ecosystem recovery.

In mycology’s early days, botanical drawing was, for some women, a calling. Their mushroom renderings were key to establishing this new field.

A fungus in the genus Cordyceps has us running scared. But some of its species are worth more than their weight in gold.

Everybody loves salamanders, especially the exotic pet industry. But importing these amphibians helps spread diseases like Bsal and Bd to native populations.

Soil fungi supply nutrients to trees, but as they wither from pollution, trees suffer too.

Climate change is having an effect on the fungal communities in the soil that trees and other plants depend on. 

Trees in the forest communicate with each other through underground networks shaped and assisted by ectomycorrhizal fungi. 

Mushrooms may seem like humble life forms, but they are very much wrapped up in the human experience.

Check out this Special Mushroom Issue of Economic Botany to look up some pictures of edible mushrooms in the wild before you go picking.