Death cap mushrooms were at the center of an Australian murder trial. A jury in Australia has found Erin Patterson guilty on ...

Death caps are an invasive species of mushroom thought to have traveled to America on the roots of European trees and shrubs. They have a classic mushroom shape, white flesh with a yellow-blue hue ...

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.

Death cap mushrooms are known to thrive a couple of weeks after wet weather and have been previously sighted in Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Tasmania.

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.

Prosecutors allege she intended to kill two elderly couples – including her children’s grandparents – and deliberately picked death cap mushrooms for murder.

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.

A mushroom called the death cap — Amanita phalloides — and dozens of related species containing the same toxin, alpha amanitin, account for the vast majority of mushroom-poisoning deaths.

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.