Nature Experiment: Hitchhiking Plant Life

In my world, every day is Earth Day. Here’s another way to enjoy a walk in the woods. All you need is a a mid-calf length pair of old wool socks (or wool leg warmers),  plastic bags, a bit of water and a sunny space. This works great with wool leg-wear that has moth holes. [...]

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A New Mushroom: Flammulina velutipes

Flammulina velutipes has a deadly poisonous look-alike.

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Fun With Mushrooms: An Online Mycology Game

According to my mentors, Taylor Lockwood is as engaging a presenter as he is a photographer when the topic is fungi.

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Birding with Experts

Birds that live in urban environments are surprisingly more tolerant of human traffic than those in deep woods. This year I’m letting the city birds (the original twitterers) teach me what I need to know about their elusive country relatives.

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Nature Experiment: Grow a Cloud

Putting the concept of evaporation and condensation to the test while keeping plastic out of the land fill.

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Word Play: What Do These Words Have in Common

The English language can be a fun as well as confusing.

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