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On the outskirts of Darwin, small insects are gobbled up by strange plants. Enter the world of the bladderwort.
Plants clearly lack brains but does all intelligence have to look like our own?
Albany pitcher plants are more closely related to cabbages and roses than any other carnivorous plant.
Indoor plant factories have high energy costs since LEDs replace the sunlight outdoor plants get for free. Scientists found a way to dial back how much light is needed by breaking it into tiny bursts.
Waterwheel plants use snap up mosquito larvae, tiny fish and even tadpoles in freshwater wetlands around the world – including remote parts of north Australia.
Britain's councils are cutting roadside verges less often to allow vibrant wildflower meadows to bloom.
They might be a hated household pest, but ants actually live fascinating and complex lives.
A recent global survey found almost 600 plants have gone extinct. And this figure is likely to be an underestimate.
We don't notice the plant species we're losing, but we won't be able to ignore the effect of their loss on our supply of food and medicine.
Leaves fall off trees when they aren’t doing their job any more. If there isn’t enough water, the leaf can be damaged and stop working.
New species are being discovered all the time, which only adds to the problem of knowing how many there are on the planet today. It also helps to know what we mean by species.
As warming temperatures shift the availability of key food sources, Alberta's grizzly bears will be forced to adjust.
Pollen counts focus on the amount of grains in the air, but it could be the species that are more important.
Phragmites australis, an invasive reed, has taken over wetlands across the US. But it also stabilizes shorelines and harbors many fish and birds. Is it time to compromise with this alien?
What grows everywhere and looks good doing it? Clematis aristata.
The moss that grows in pavement cracks and on the edge of basketball courts in every town and city in Australia has a secret superpower.
Firewood banksia don't just survive in Western Australia's sandy plains, they thrive, showing off with vibrant, pink-red flower spikes.
This retiring violet tucked away in the Australian bush holds the key to future generations of medically-engineered plants.
This is the story of how seeds came together bit-by-bit over a really long time, as plants evolved.
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Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster
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Chief research scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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PhD Candidate in Biodiversity and Human Health, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Professor, School of Science, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Horticulture, Nottingham Trent University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, iThemba LABS
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Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Edith Cowan University
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Ph.D. Student in the School of Plant and Environmental Science, Virginia Tech
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Professor of Horticultural Sciences and Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Florida
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