(my Pilobolus growing on horse dung in a petri dish) Pilobolus is a very very cool fungus that grows on animal dung. It accumulates water ...

a Today I saw these multiple ceilings in the sky. It was strange to see just the lights from each floor, and to think of all the space creat...

A few weeks ago Luke Bayler, a Phd student in the lab, said he had been seeing a lot of Tuberia furfuracea on campus. I said, "Oh, hmm...

A common but impressive mushroom I will not forget is Stropharia ambigua . It's a cold weather mushroom (September-November) and I have ...

I am going to post about new mushrooms I learn, ones I have really learned and know I won't forget. Here is one: Schizophyllum commune I...

Obama is our new president!

Take a look at this preliminary tree of life! (here is a link to a larger version) It's based on whole genome sequencing, which is time ...

Merry Christmas family and friends!

Seattle has a new winter plan: snow. Snow all the time :) And no one has any intentions of salting the roads because it will flow into the f...

Yes, free bread. Back in September, I was happy to find a Seattle replacement for my free bread supplier, Carlucci's , of Salt Lake Cit...