The espresso machine sputters behind the counter at Crumble Coffee and Bakery in Swain Plaza. With each latte, cappuccino and ...

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It all started harmlessly enough: People bought kits to grow mushrooms at home. But then, scientists in the upper Midwest noticed something strange. The golden oyster mushroom, which is not native to ...

What would happen if you took a mushroom and gave it a robot body? That must have been one of the questions scientists at Cornell University woke up hoping to answer this past year when they decided ...

The golden oyster mushroom, a tasty species native to Asia, has proliferated in states around the Great Lakes and may crowd out native species, a new study shows. By Jacey Fortin For a few years, ...

The golden oyster mushroom may be a culinary hit, but it’s becoming an ecological problem. Scientists warn it’s spreading quickly through U.S. forests, where it outcompetes native fungi and reduces ...