Hidden beneath a quiet patch of forest in eastern Oregon, a single organism has quietly conquered the landscape, killing ...

Here’s a fun fact: The world’s largest organism isn’t a well-fed elephant or a blue whale or even a giant sequoia. It’s a fungus. A Facebook post from July 20 about the Armillaria is one of the latest ...

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 ...

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 ...

A very common sight this year in our landscapes, judging by the phone calls we have gotten, is the presence of clumps of honey-colored mushrooms. These mushrooms are the spore-producing structures of ...

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 ...

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers here: Special Offers — USATodayNetwork. Many residents who grow palms are familiar with the signs of Ganoderma butt rot, Ganoderma zonatum, ...

As is the case with most titles that end in “-est,” the competition for The World’s Largest Organism is fierce. The Great Barrier Reef certainly has its proponents, most of them Australian. There’s a ...