Botanizing is the practice of observing and appreciating plant life. Two plant scientists explain how it benefits people and the planet.
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Some rhododendron fossils are 60 million years old, showing they were around before the Himalayas were formed.
Stories in Greek mythology on the cycle of nature showing youth, death and rejuvenation can have lessons for us today on how grief changes over time and transforms who we are as people.
Plants have not lost their capacity for innovation over the years, finds new study.
Boreal plants produce molecules that are valued by traditional medicines and inspire the development of medicinal products by contemporary chemists.
With more than one species for every person on the planet, soils are the most diverse habitat on Earth.
Some boreal plant species are classified — and treated — as weeds, affecting Indigenous communities’ access to important cultural, medicinal and ceremonial resources.
Native common wildflowers provide large amounts of pollen and nectar for insects – but many are undervalued by the public.
The soil was extracted during the Cold War from beneath one of the U.S military’s most unusual bases, then forgotten for decades.
Humans have figured out how to season their food with virtually every part of plants.
The arrangement of leaves on most plants follows a mathematical pattern – new research sheds light on how it evolved.
Different grasses respond to and cope with winter in different ways.
The research conducted through biobanks can help to address challenges like climate change and food security.
The colonial era profoundly shaped natural history museums and collections. Herbaria, which are scientists’ main source of plant specimens from around the world, are no exception.
Human activities can affect plants and have consequences for the human populations that consume them.
Why plants’ oscillating genes matter for humans.
New research suggests insects have pollinated flowers since the pollen-bearing blooms first evolved more than 140 million years ago.
Why we need to pay more attention to these minute flowers and how they survive in some of the harshest places in the world.
As we approach the start of gardening season, it’s a good time to ask some questions about what to plant and who gets to plant.
An expert’s tips on how to keep your indoor plants looking their best.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster
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Chief Research Scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Plant Evolutionary Biologist, The University of Edinburgh
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Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Grinnell College
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Biology, Edge Hill University
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Research Scientist in Biodiversity and Human Health, Edith Cowan University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, iThemba LABS
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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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Associate Professor in Ecology and Evolution, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Edith Cowan University
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Palaeontologist, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
