Harnessing electrical signals made by a king oyster mushroom and its sensitivity to light, researchers engineered biohybrid robots that respond to the environment.

Researchers at Cornell University developed two robots powered by the king oyster mushroom’s root-like threads, mycelium, connecting to and powering the robots’ hardware. Mushrooms are typically grown ...

Oyster mushrooms come in two different sizes: There are smaller oyster mushrooms, which grow in clusters similar to maitake, and the larger king oyster, a thick-stemmed mushroom also known as king ...

They grow a wide variety of mushrooms, shiitakes, pioppino, lion’s mane, wine cap and king oyster. Many other varieties too: pink, grey, yellow, blue, black and Italian.

In addition to a small herb garden in a south-facing window, you also might consider growing some of your own mushrooms to cook and eat.

Smallhold’s Buda facility regularly produces blue and yellow oyster mushrooms, lion’s mane, and king oyster mushrooms.

The team began by growing king oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii) in the lab from a simple kit ordered online. The researchers chose this species of mushroom because it grows easily and quickly.

The team began by growing king oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii) in the lab from a simple kit ordered online. The researchers chose this species of mushroom because it grows easily and quickly.

The team began by growing king oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii) in the lab from a simple kit ordered online. The researchers chose this species of mushroom because it grows easily and quickly.