First, we'd like to make an admission. The real Zzyzx home page is run by the folks at Cal State Fullerton, who are not to blame for anything that happens here.

THIS web page is run by an assortment of folks who do research at Zzyzx. It gives you an introduction to the history of the place. More to the point, it takes you on a small photographic tour of Zzyzx and describes some of the research being conducted there. This page was assembled by the John Lighton Lab at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. It's an ongoing project, and we welcome contributions of text, GIFs and JPEGs from researchers who've worked at Zzyzx. We'll fit them into this bandwidth-aware site as opportunity allows. Or, simply send prints or text to John Lighton, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004 (ph. 702-895-3967). We're not responsible for the fate or use, non-use, misuse or abuse of submitted materials, though.

Please note that this page is UNDER CONSTRUCTION and we haven't gotten around to (and/or haven't dared) to get all the links up and running. Stay tuned.

How did Zzyzx get its name?

Who owns Zzyzx?

Who runs Zzyzx?

Who works at Zzyzx?

What has to be done to work at Zzyzx?

Photographic tour...

Zzyzx/Mojave bibliography

Creosote bush worship: Is it right?