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When a plant is stressed, it mobilises its resources and often converts its starch reserves back to sugar. As soon as this happens, the stressed plant becomes sweeter than its healthier neighbours.
The phenomenon is called heliotropism, and sunflowers are most famous for it. But why do they track the sun? And how?
Spring is rapidly approaching and many birds are hunting for the best nesting sites. Competition is fierce — especially for species that nest in tree hollows.
It’s no coincidence that more books about trees are popping up. There is an air of desperation in new books by Peter Wohllben, Janine Burke and others.
Many threatened plant species aren’t being targeted for conservation. Identifying which are closest to being lost forever is the first step to protect them.
New research found colour played a major role skewing researcher bias — pretty, vibrant flowers get more scientific attention than dull plants, regardless of their ecological significance.
Native deciduous trees are rare in Australia, which means many of the red, yellow and brown leaves we associate with autumn come from introduced species.
We may think of plants as passive life forms, but they can cooperate, share resources, send one another warnings, and distance themselves from their communities when survival depends on it.
This Easter, read about this remarkable species of resurrection fern — plants that appear dead and dry, but under the right conditions rapidly spring to life.
Glaciers support a unique community of plants, many of which are found nowhere else.
For some sand-dwelling plants, stickiness is a defense tactic that keeps predators at bay.
As invasive species transform the world, frontline agencies take solace that species needing unique partners can’t invade alone. A new study on figs shows they may find new partners to invade anyway.
Researchers have unearthed a ‘biological switch’ which could boost crop yield worldwide.
Johann August Ludwig Preiss was the first professional botanist to systematically collect flora in the Colony of Western Australia. Yet he is little remembered today.
Scientists still report species as being ‘discovered’, even if they’ve been used by local populations for years.
Botany was an integral feature of Britain’s colonial and imperial ambitions.
New research has pinpointed the genetic boost behind one of the biggest transformations of life on Earth.
Like many plants, onions have defenses to ward off creatures that may want to eat them. Their secret weapon is a kind of natural tear gas.
Masting is what biologists call the pattern of trees for miles around synchronizing to all produce lots of seeds − or very few. Why and how do they get on schedule?
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professeur, Biologie et Biochimie végétales, IUF, Université de Lorraine
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Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Grinnell College
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Senior Zoologist and Botanical Curator, Queensland Herbarium
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Chair of ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences, Emory University
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Classical Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Senior Research Professor, Curtin University
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Associate Professor in Ecology and Evolution, UNSW Sydney
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Research botanist at the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia/Environment Institute, University of Adelaide
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Author and Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Henslow Research Fellow, University of Cambridge
