Certain mushrooms are known for being hallucinogenic, but this fungus actually makes you see people. What's more, scientists don't really understand why.

Aug. 27—The gravel road stretched before us as it did every morning, a straight shot down a steep hill. Beech trees lined the margins, their branches stretching out to offer some dappled shade during ...

Scientists have long linked the mass extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago to a meteor that crashed into the Earth. The event brought about a new era for life on earth, from animals to fungi.

Fungi are already perplexing. They’re not animal nor plant but provide crucial support to both, while serving as one of the planet’s main decomposers. But the fruiting bodies of fungi, widely known as ...

AUSTIN, Texas — For the people who are fascinated by mushrooms, or for the scientists who study them, it’s one of the strangest ones of all. Known by its Latin name as Chorioactis geaster, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mushroom, called Lanmaoa asiatica, can cause you to see countless tiny people everywhere you look when not prepared correctly.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct identification of a mushroom in the story’s main photo caption and to correct a misspelling of Jon Sommer’s name. Fungi are already perplexing.