Paul Stamets and Jeff Chilton began as friends, their collaboration leading to the rise of medicinal mushroom supplements.

Two pioneers of the mushroom supplement world, Paul Stamets and Jeff Chilton, are embroiled in a dispute over a basic but critical question in their field: What counts as a "mushroom"? The two, who co ...

New technology is driving part of this boom. Companies such as Ecovative have pioneered growing mycelium for use in food, leather-like textiles and packaging materials, while MycoWorks transforms ...

Mycelium-based materials at the dawn of the Anthropocene. In Structures and Architecture - Bridging the Gap and Crossing Borders: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structures ...

Researchers created a biohybrid robot that uses electrical signals in mycelium to move around. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday.