A newly discovered mushroom species "lives in the rain forest, under a tree," and researchers say it's nearly as strange as its SpongeBob SquarePants namesake. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of mushroom in Borneo which, given its appearance, has been named after SpongeBob Squarepants. Dennis E. Desjardin, a world-roaming mycologist, has just ...

"SpongeBob Squarepants" is not only taking the cable ratings by storm, the beloved animated character now has a mushroom named after him. A newly discovered species of mushroom found in the rainforest ...

The realm of living things known to science gained some fascinating new members in the past year. These include a monkey that sneezes when it rains; a tiny worm discovered nearly a mile below ground; ...

Dennis Desjardin, a San Francisco State University researcher, helped discover Spongiforma squarepantsii, a new mushroom species he named after Spongebob Squarepants, the children’s cartoon character.