Mycellium from this commonly eaten fungi, King oyster mushrooms, was used to power two simple robots. In the future, scientists hope to use robots like these for agricultural production and space ...

These pearl oyster mushrooms grew within 72 hours. (Tanya Navasiolava for The Washington Post) The increase in cultivation, manufacturing, transportation and consumption of fungi in all these new ...

By Mongabay.com Often hidden from view, fungi are critical part of our ecosystems. Some can be eaten as mushrooms; others help trees and forests thrive. But that’s not all: they’re also helping us ...

This squishy robot uses electrical signals processed from King Oyster mushroom mycelia to scoot back and forth. Credit: Cornell University Researches used fungi’s underground ...

For Nisha Vora, author of "Big Vegan Flavor" and foodie creator behind Rainbow Plant Life, only one type of fungi is the clear winner for replacing chicken."Oyster mushrooms are the MVP here, and ...

Harnessing electrical signals made by a king oyster mushroom and its sensitivity to light, researchers engineered biohybrid robots that respond to the environment. CNN values your feedback 1.

Oysters feed on dead and dying alders west of the Cascades. (In eastern Washington, they also grow on cottonwoods.) Like fungi in general, they’re one of the great recyclers in our woods. These days, ...

Fortunato Gatto (Italy) finds an oyster plant growing through a bed of rotting seaweed. This oyster plant caught Fortunato’s eye as he was driving the coastal route around Iceland’s remote Westfjords ...

Yellow oyster mushrooms displayed in macramé by Caley Bros The founders of Caley Bros — who are actually sisters — began growing mushrooms in 2018 to bolster their diet.

Harnessing electrical signals made by a king oyster mushroom and its sensitivity to light, researchers engineered biohybrid robots that respond to the environment. CNN values your feedback 1.