Mushroom hunting can be a dangerous hobby for newcomers. Before you head out into the woods, you must first be prepared.

Erin Patterson, from Victoria, is facing three counts of murder and one of attempted murder over the alleged beef wellington ...

These mushrooms can appear harmless, but a single bite can be fatal. Let’s see the world’s most toxic fungi you should never handle.

Symptoms from eating a death cap mushroom can take six to 24 hours to appear, meaning many people don’t realise they’re ...

Erin Patterson, 50, is accused of killing three of her former in-laws with a home-cooked meal laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms.

Victorians are being warned to stay away from wild mushrooms as deadly varieties flourish in the cooler, wetter autumn months ...

There are poisonous mushrooms in Michigan," Michigan's Department ... especially where jack pine, white pine or red pine trees previously grew. "Morel mushrooms often are found in locations ...

Three people died in hospital in the days after the meal, including Ms Patterson's former in-laws, Don Patterson, 70, and ...

The death cap, Amanita phalloides, contains the poison amanitin and is responsible for 90 ... around 15cm across and 15cm ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says May is “morel month” in Michigan, but the mushrooms are already starting to ...

Erin Patterson "seemed to really like mushrooms", her friends say, and shared pictures of a food dehydrator in the lead-up to a deadly lunch hosted at her home.