Scientists at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley are experimenting with fungal mycelium to help support life on the Moon and Mars. Last week, NASA rolled out a concept it calls ...

Mycelium is everywhere – in leaf litter, compost piles, mulch, crops after harvest, and even in the dead wood under our feet.

As the construction industry moves toward more eco-friendly practices, this new plant-based, biodegradable material could be a natural alternative to concrete.

Chris Maurer, Lead Architect at Red House Studio, behind racks of dried reishi mushrooms at his workshop on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Maurer uses a process called biocycling to grow mushrooms from ...

The vertically integrated denim manufacturer has partnered with New York-based Ecovative, a leader in mycelium technology, to transform post-consumer waste denim into sustainable architectural and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers compare the biomineralized mycelium scaffold (lower right) with other living materials built from hydrogels and ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A large mushroom farm near the Kenyan capital of Nairobi is one of a kind: It grows fungi on an industrial scale — not as food for restaurants but as a building material that ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Christopher Maurer holds up a brick-like object and raps on it with his knuckles. The object sounds like a ceramic block, but it’s not made from clay or earth. Rather, it’s composed ...

Mycelia are the network-like, living root structures of fungi. They have unique properties that allow them to adapt and survive in various climates and environments. Different mycelium species have ...

Living in a house made of fungi and bacteria may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers are now one step closer to eventually making it a reality, according to a new study.Related ...