Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally.
Erin Patterson was convicted last month of killing her estranged husband's relatives with a meal laced with toxic mushrooms. Newly unsealed evidence alleges she previously poisoned his meals too.
Erin Patterson hosted four of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Three of them later died of death cap mushroom poisoning. Nearly two years later, a jury has found her guilty.
Erin Patterson hosted several of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Within days, three of them were dead of mushroom poisoning. She denies deliberately poisoning them.
SpaceX launched four people into space Monday evening on a first-ever human mission to orbit Earth's polar regions. If successful, the mission also will be the first to cultivate mushrooms as a crop.
The death cap mushroom is one of the deadliest poison fungi on earth. Few effective treatments are available. But a team of Chinese and Australian scientists say they've made a leap forward.
Scientists who study mushrooms get a boost from a network of sophisticated aficionados who tromp through the forests observing oddball species and sharing valuable information about their finds.
