Botany One

Urban lawns become pollinator havens when mowing slows down.

Scientists discover that beneficial soil fungi can send small RNA molecules to communicate with and support plant growth, similar to how plants share information through their roots.

Researchers discover key locations for protecting and restoring iconic desert cacti damaged by wildfires in the American Southwest.

Plant Educators from the UK and beyond got together in Lancaster at the start of the month to discuss what’s going wrong and what’s going right in plant biology education. They found a lot of both.

Wild pollinators adapt better to changing farm landscapes when natural habitats are preserved nearby.

Struggling to make a smelly onion or an unripe pepper exciting for your biology students? Grab a simple optical microscope and transform boredom into curiosity! You will discover the vibrant colour palette of plant pigments hidden in food crops we eat every day.

Urban gardeners with tiny plots lead the way in creating diverse flower gardens that support pollinators.

Scientists found that rising temperatures can mess up the internal clocks of trees, making it harder for them to survive and grow, especially for those living in colder areas.

The secret to successful plant reproduction lies in pollinator diversity, with even self-pollinating plants struggling when the variety of visiting pollinators decreases.

What I Did on My Holidays.

Earth's toughest plants reveal potential for transforming lunar deserts into gardens.

Missing plants reveal as much about ecosystem health as the species we see.

Over half of Ecuador's unique Amazon trees face extinction as both forest animals and their habitat vanish.

RIPE team shows increase in food mass through photorespiratory bypass in elevated temperatures