You could mistake this week's critter, the giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea), for a soccer ball. The giant fungus can grow into a puffy white ball up to 50 cm in diameter! Giant puffballs are also ...

J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3514 into law in August. The bill designates calvatia gigantea, commonly known as the "giant ...

"A giant puffball is the most easily recognisable 'forageable' mushroom," she said. "It looks like something from another planet, they are so weird." The amateur mycologist explained she knew what ...