The sex lives of plants are much wilder than you think
Sexus Botanicus, by Joanne Anton, is a lovely exploration of the surprising habits of plants and their pollinators.
Tag: botany
This Tiny Fuzzy Plant is Called the Wooly Devil. It’s the First New Genus Discovered in a US National Park in 50 Years
The newly discovered plant genus in a Texas National Park is in a class of its own.
Leading botanists vote to rename hundreds of plant species with racist names
Many have welcomed the decision but radical change is always challenging.
The Electronic Rose
When is a rose not a rose? When it's a transistorized electronic circuit, of course. Scientists at Sweden's Linköping University ...
Hidden mathematical rules that govern leaf design uncovered
After performing an exhaustive quantitative research across numerous plant species, scientists at UCLA's College of Letters and Science have found that ...
Earliest forest from the dawn of woody plants revealed
Last week we reported about a 300 million year old fossilized forest which was discovered underneath a coal mine in ...
300 million year old fossilized forest discovered under coal mine in China
There's some good coming off China's extensive coal exploitation (the nation holds the top place for most pollutant emissions resulting ...
