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Category - Life
Alun Salt
Botanical Interest in ‘No Such Thing as a Fish’
One of my favorite podcasts is ‘No Such Thing as a Fish‘ (NSTaaF) from the QI elves (writers). Each week, the four co-hosts bring a fact they present to the others and discuss. In Episode 167, “No Such...
Ian Street
Launching ‘Botany Live’: a global online event to celebrate ‘Fascination of Plants Day 2017’
What do you think of when you think of plants?
Anne Osterrieder
International Women’s Day 2017: “Diversity makes my job enjoyable”
For International Women's Day 2017, we asked plant biologist Dr Zoë Popper to write about a typical day in her working life. Here, she reflects on the importance of diversity in her job.
Zoë Popper
International Women’s Day 2017: Celebrating Professor Winifred Pennington
For International Women's Day, we are celebrating the work and achievements of Professor Winifred Pennington FRS. You can download a free poster of her life at the end of this article.
Editor Pat Heslop-Harrison
Peter Barlow, a true Renaissance man [14th August, 1942 – 26th January, 2017]
Recently, my good friend and long-time colleague Dr Peter Barlow passed away. Peter was one of the true ‘greats’ of botany and his contributions to many different aspects of plant biology are numerous, important, and...
Nigel Chaffey
Darwin’s Closer Look at Primroses
What did Darwin think was his most satisfying scientific work? It might not be what you thought.
Darwin Day is coming and you can be part of it
Anyone can celebrate Darwin Day and promote science, without even leaving the house.
It’s World Wetland Day
Today, lakes, rivers, underground aquifers, swamps, marshes, wet grasslands, peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas, tidal flats, mangroves, coral reefs, as well as fish ponds, rice paddies, reservoirs and salt pans and...
Winterwatch returns but does wildlife TV matter?
A popular BBC perennial returns for a week on UK TV screens. But will it do anything beyond providing some nature-themed light entertainment?
A bookmarklet for getting to unlinked DOIs
I’m a big fan of DOIs. These are links to papers, or any digital output that should be permanent. For example OUP has changed the system for hosting Annals of Botany and AoB PLANTS papers recently. The URLs have...
A bookmarklet for looking up species in the Encyclopaedia of Life
Want to look up species in the Encyclopaedia of Life a little faster? We have a tool for that.
