The Phytophactor

Obviously the flower being featured is the twin flower ( Linnaea borealis ), named after Linnaeus himself.  Yes, good old Linnaeus' hon...

It's been a long, long time since income inequality in the USA has been as great as it is today.  The top 1% are worth as much as the bo...

Officially the 2013-2014 winter has been a long, cold, and snowy, and today is no exception.  It's a bitterly cold day following another...

The fire-arms prohibited signs like this one were put on our academic building sometime during the past few days, but TPP is not feeling any...

While tropical plants are generally day-neutral in terms of flowering, something about the short days (actually it's the long nights) ...

One of the USA's general problems is its smugness in thinking that WE are better than everyone else.  OK, the USA has things to be proud...

Officially this is the snowiest (already), and perhaps the coldest winter on record for this area, and it's only Feb 19th.  Of course th...

It was only a matter of time. Apparently news feeds popping up on Facebook have been referencing lots of "natural cures" the so...

Wow, Andrew Sullivan really nails Dick Cheney .  My dislike of Cheney is deep and profound; he moved into my number one spot of worst politi...

Everyone who knows the Phactors knows that at the end of the day, the Phactors like to sit on their patio, and look at their gardens and e...