Mycelium is the root structure of mushrooms. The process Ecovative uses to create its products seems to take inspiration from science-fiction. Workers covered in PPE gear, like plastic shoe covers, ...

As almost anyone who exchanged gifts over the holiday season can attest, buying, selling, and shipping all of that stuff requires an awful lot of plastic packaging. Perhaps you even have some of those ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A handful of startups in the U.S., Europe and Asia are helping the seafood industry fight plastic pollution by creating equipment made from fungi.

Designers are increasingly turning to alternatives to plastic, and one popular replacement comes from fungus. Experts are experimenting with mycelium for everything from construction materials to ...

Luxury brands searching for a high-quality, non-plastic leather alternative are getting a helping hand from some magic mushrooms. No, not that kind of magic mushroom, though the process that ...