University of Toronto

‘Humongous fungus’: Twenty-five years later, this Armillaria gallica is bigger than first thought, says U of T researcher

A giant individual of the fungus, Armillaria gallica, or honey mushroom, first studied 25 years ago by James B. Anderson, a professor emeritus of biology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, is ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

2,500-year-old ‘Humongous Fungus’ offers lessons in longevity

COLUMBIA, Mo. — It was discovered nearly three decades ago. At the time, it was thought to be heavier than a blue whale, bigger than 23 football fields and more than 1,500 years old. The news of its ...
Newsweek

There’s a Humongous Ancient Fungus Growing Beneath Michigan

There's a massive, ancient fungus growing beneath Michigan that is far bigger and older than once believed, scientists have said. The fungus, named Armillaria gallica, was first discovered in the late ...
Gizmodo

Upsettingly Large Fungus in Michigan Weighs 440 Tons and Is 2,500 Years Old

It’s nicknamed the “humongous fungus”—an unusually large fungal growth belonging to a single genetic individual. An updated analysis of this gigantic fungal beast shows it’s substantially larger and ...
Navy Times

Thanks to the Navy, scientists discovered the infamous ‘humongous fungus’

Armillaria ostoyae mushrooms on a hardwood and white pine site in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan . (U.S. Department of Agriculture) COLUMBIA, Mo. — It was discovered nearly three decades ago. At the ...
clickondetroit.com

Researchers share lessons from humongous fungus found in Michigan's UP

The mushroom Armillaria gallica Marxm. & Romagn. COLUMBIA, Mo. – It was discovered nearly three decades ago. At the time, it was thought to be heavier than a blue whale, bigger than 23 football fields ...
The New York Times

Giant Fungus Is Older, Bigger and Rarely Mutates

New genetic analysis shows that an underground parasitic mold in Michigan is about 2,500 years old and has a low mutation rate. By JoAnna Klein The scientists first reported finding it in 1992: a ...
Phys.org

News on honey fungus

A team of researchers from Canada and the U.S. has found that a giant fungus covering many acres has a stable mutation rate. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group ...
BBC

The unexpected magic of mushrooms

The enormous honey mushroom, Armillaria gallica, growing under Crystall Falls in Michigan could provide new insights into human cancer (Credit: Getty Images) Normally associated with rot and decay, ...
JSTOR Daily

Clamp Connections in North American Armillaria Species: Occurrence and Potential Application for Delimiting Species

Michael J. Larsen, Mark T. Banik and H. H. Burdsall, Jr. Clamp connections were observed in basidiospore dilutions from each of four North American biological species of Armillaria (A. gallica, A.
BBC

The unexpected magic of mushrooms

“ Armillaria gallica may provide a potential counterpoint to the notorious instability of cancer,” says Anderson. “If you looked at a line of cancer cells that were equivalent in age, it would be so ...