Read this new op-ed by Duke Herbarium student Kaylee McKinzie, discussing the administration's decision to close the very collection that linked the top winners at Botany 2025 in Palm Springs. We've grown the future of botany here Why are we cutting its roots? www.dukechronicle.com/article/weve...

What a beauty! Meet Entoloma strictius, a striking mushroom with intricate gills preserved in time. Nature's artistry at its finest! Thank you to @matthewcicanese.bsky.social! #FungiFriday #FungiFriends #Mushrooms #Mushroom #Macro #Herbarium #Fungi

In 2012, Duke researchers named an entire genus of ferns “Gaga” after pop star Lady Gaga! Gaga wore a costume to the 2010 Grammys that had an amazing resemblance to the fern’s sexual life stage. It's also written in the DNA! A unique molecular signature was in all of the ferns, spelling “GAGA”.

Today’s opinion column in the Duke Chronicle is from Jakob Hagedorn, visiting international student from Germany, who says that Duke’s pledge to its “Climate Commitment” is falling short as a result of the administration’s decision to get rid of its Herbarium www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...