A little bit about spalted wood: This naturally distressed wood gives a unique look to any project. The photo above shows spalted European beech boards that have been milled. Recently, I was talking ...

In 1997, at age 19, Toby Kiers talked her way into the Smithsonian's renowned tropical research institute on Barro Colorado, an island in the middle of the Panama Canal. The scientists studied the ...

Fungus can do a lot for us — make bread, make beer and cure infections, in the case of penicillin. But when the fungus infects us, well, that’s not nearly as much fun as beer. From your head to your ...

Mycocycle uses fungi to break down construction waste into raw materials that can be used to create fillers, foams and other products that can be put back into the supply chain. The bioremediation ...

Fungi could be used to power batteries in remote regions thanks to a new breakthrough by Swiss researchers. Their fungal ...