Mushrooms as Sacred Objects in North America
Native Americans knew fungi, and perceived some of them as sacred. Here's an introduction. Jan 2010
lately in the public lens
Media appearances featuring your Mushroom Blog Editor, Kathie Hodge. Nov 2009
Puffballs ate my mulch
In which your Editor says "fart" a lot, and there is joyous stomping followed by disease. Oct 2009
Lactarius helvus, the maple syrup milky cap
It smells like Sunday brunch, but don't serve it to your guests. Aug 2009
How to eat a bolete
Boletes (ceps, porcini mushrooms) are among the yummiest of all mushrooms. Jun 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 bends perspective: it's a book of photos taken with a borescope, plus witty blurbs. May 2009
Homeward Bound: Fungi of China
The Plant Pathology Herbarium sends some invaluable fungi home to China. Apr 2009
Entomophaga maimaiga – The caterpillar killer
The demise of a gypsy moth caterpillar in time lapse, plus our insightful play-by-play. Mar 2009