“I’ve been sketching mushrooms for 40 years now,” Peter Thwaites admits. “I suppose it was triggered by the father of a friend in Cornwall where I lived. He was self-taught and was a founder of the ...

The forest was dripping wet from the morning rain but warmed by sunshine, perfect conditions for the foraging mycophiles who had come to Mendocino County for the 10th annual Wine & Mushroom Fest.

In the roots of host plants, mycorrhizal fungi exchange the sugars plants produce for nutrients they absorb from the soil. To understand the basis for fungal symbiotic relationships with plants, ...