The landscape of mid-October is an amazing scene in the Northland. Leaf colors have been a bit later than normal and the foliage show of September has lingered well into October. Though recent rains ...

Mushrooms are a type of fungi, a kingdom of millions of species that evolved in the oceans a billion years ago and then ...

A walk in the woods during fall is likely to reveal an array of forest fungi. Ranging from delicate, tan mini-umbrellas to fleshy, white softballs to foot-long, orange-yellow shelves growing out of ...

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Mushroom corals are members of the Fungiidae, a family of interesting marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria, which includes corals, anemones, and jellyfish, as well as some aquatic species. Unlike the ...

The recent rains and moderate temperatures have helped spur a bumper crop of wild mushrooms here in Summit Country, and they are popping up everywhere. We might see puffballs along the local bike ...

Earth is full of mystery and wonder - and part of its beauty is the mind-boggling links that can be found between two seemingly random things. Whether its a connection between humans and animals or ...

Strange fluted orange trumpets sprouted in the fallen leaves and wood chips under our maple tree. They seemed to come out of nowhere, mystery mushrooms that “bloomed” overnight. My first thought? They ...

After heavy rainfalls, tiny and delicate white caps often appear all over lawns seemingly overnight, fading away just as quickly. While the fleeting display can spark the curiosity of homeowners, ...

OAKLAND — Like crocodile hunters, mushroom hunters have their own brand of humor. Like telling someone they could show them the location of a patch of precious porcinis, but then they’d have to kill ...