Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California ...

Doctors in the San Francisco Bay Area have blamed the mushroom species for 23 poisoning cases since Nov. 18. One patient has ...

While some mushrooms are completely harmless and, in fact, quite delicious to eat, others can cause severe or fatal health risks. The death cap mushroom, or Amanita phalloides, is aptly named due to ...

Three people have died in Australia and another person is sick after accidentally eating what appears to be death cap mushrooms at a family meal. The meal was prepared by Erin Patterson and served to ...

California health officials issue a warning after a poison found in certain wild mushrooms causes illness and one fatality.

From foraging-focused Facebook pages to mycological societies to even area hospitals, everyone agrees: Poisonous mushrooms are a threat to anyone finding their own fungi in Lake Tahoe. While multiple ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Prof. Anne Pringle, a mycologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, about the latest research on death cap mushrooms, revealing new information about the enigmatic ...

The invasive death cap mushroom is thriving in North America. While it can be difficult to distinguish from an edible one, make no mistake: It can do a number on you. The death cap is the world's ...