fungus

For several weeks each year, ethnic Tibetans in this village pluck matsutake mushrooms, a flavorful fungus that is believed to boast medicinal properties—and can make fortunes in this less-developed corner of China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Pancho often took him there, teaching Óscar when to fertilize and how to identify deadly fungus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

In 2025, the UK's first confirmed record of a rare fungus species, Russula blumiana, was made in Epping Forest.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Astronauts have collected samples of the fungus aboard the International Space Station, and previous experiments have shown that it can also survive outside the station.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

I read on, past Mom’s chapter on anthocyanin pigments and active ion transport, past her talk of hybrids and fungus and moss.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Picking the fungi can disrupt the forest's ecosystem, which helps recycle nutrients, support wildlife, and preserve some 55,000 ancient trees.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Researchers also found that these soils contained the highest amounts of organic matter, creating favorable conditions for earthworms, fungi, bacteria, and other organisms that live in soil.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

A large survey of plant-based foods and beverages sold in the UK has found that mycotoxins, toxic compounds naturally produced by fungi, are widespread across vegetarian and vegan products.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

However, Ashbrook said true ecological recovery after fires depended on soil fungi returning, plants re-establishing and invertebrate populations recovering, while the loss of mature woodland could take decades to reverse.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

There were, of course, fungi one should never eat.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

After snowball Earth, titanosaurs and dawn redwoods and humongous funguses appear.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 24, 2021

The illnesses most frequently reported by migrants who make it across the jungle are foot funguses, gastrointestinal problems and respiratory infections.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021

In 1962, Rachel Carson published the book “Silent Spring,” which convincingly argued that chemicals used to kill insects, funguses and pests were also killing birds and harming the environment.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2016

This makes your entire body hypersensitive to all forms of irritants, including weather changes, certain food proteins, and funguses.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010

But curious artificialities sprang into existence, like so many funguses, under the lengthening shadow of Mr. Belloc.

From G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study by Julius West