Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover the living world, from microbes to ecosystems. Based on the genetic diversity of the fungi sold in reishi/lingzhi products, it is ...

Backyard mushrooms and dogs go hand in hand, so it's important to identify which ones are toxic to keep your pet safe. Lion's Mane and Witch's Butter are edible mushrooms that can be enjoyed by ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., calls the Great Bear Rainforest "the planet's last large expanse of coastal temperate rain forest." Stretching for more than 250 miles along the coast of British Columbia ...

This story appears in the March 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Mushrooms are everywhere — on forest floors, in gardens, in networks connecting below our feet. The largest organism ...

The rocky trail crunched and crackled under Chase Iron Eyes’ shoes as he traced a path earlier this week through Bear Butte State ... “A lot of different tribal nations conduct their fasting ...

When traveling through bear country, an err of caution should always be taken, and for most people, that means carrying items like bear spray and bear canisters. Most of what is recommended for ...

If you're keen to try your hand at foraging, wild mushrooms grow throughout the year, but autumn offers the most abundant and varied seasonal eating. From late summer until the first frost ...

Cultivated fresh mushrooms are available all year. Wild mushrooms are at their peak in autumn although some, such as morels, are found in spring. Dried mushrooms are available all year round.

“It’s a bit disrespectful to have a tribe come from 90-plus miles away to develop something in our homeland,” says Yocha Dehe Tribal Chairman Anthony Roberts. Scotts Valley Tribal Vice ...