How to eat a bolete
King boletes are among the most delicious of mushrooms, so why is it that I am so bad at finding them? Some of their sisters are also delicious edibles; a few are not so good. This piece is not so much a guide to boletes, but rather an account of how to eat them.
June 22, 2009
Small friends of fungi
Little things rule the world, no doubt, and many fungi are charter members of the Dead Plants Society. May 2009
Paleomycology: Discovering the fungal contemporaries of dinosaurs
Some fungi preserved in amber for tens of millions of years. May 2009
Beneath Notice
Beneath Notice is a little book of fungus photos taken by Kent Loeffler with a borescope, with commentary by me, your humble editor. May 2009
Homeward Bound: Fungi of China
On the repatriation of a set of invaluable fungi from the Plant Pathology Herbarium. Cornell's gift to the people of China. Apr 2009
Entomophaga maimaiga - The caterpillar killer
The demise of a gypsy moth caterpillar in time lapse, enhanced by our insightful play-by-play. Mar 2009
Shots from the archive: puffball lad
Our Herbarium archives about 60,000 images taken over the last 130 years. Mar 2009
borescopic mycology
Our '09 art show featured borescope photos by Kent Loeffler, and fungal outbursts by KT Hodge. Now you can buy the catalog! Jan 2009
A veterinary detective story
Mushroom poisoning in dogs can be hard to diagnose. Here's a Veterinarian's account of Shiloh's fatal and perplexing case. Nov 2008