Plants and animals. Flora and fauna. While these phrases are familiar, they don't contain another kingdom of organisms crucial to local habitats. These life-forms are neither plants nor animals.

Fungus can do a lot for us — make bread, make beer and cure infections, in the case of penicillin. But when the fungus infects us, well, that’s not nearly as much fun as beer. From your head to your ...

A large crowd sprouted up around mycologist Christin Swearingen under the Ester Park pavilion Sunday morning and an array of different mushrooms. Questions flew about the different fungi, whether they ...