Computational model may help unravel the complex processes of drought tolerance.
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Rachel Shekar
Fire and Conservation of Mexico’s Mediterranean Forests
The Sierra San Pedro Mártir's pine forests thrive on the fires that recycle nutrients, but fire suppression threatens this unique Mexican ecosystem.
Patrick Gibson
Scientists Find Close Relatives Drive Island Plants Extinct
A new study finds native island plants are more likely to go extinct when threatened by invasive cousins from the same family tree.
Dale Maylea
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Imaginary Plants Reveal the Physics of Real Killers
A novel approach uniting maths, physics, and biology has uncovered how diverse rim shapes in carnivorous pitcher plants relate to strategies for catching different insect prey.
Alun Salt
The Secret Genetic Code of Invasive Plants
Scientists uncover how the amount of DNA and number of chromosome sets make certain plants genetic supervillains when they invade new regions.
Climate Change Alters the Chemical Arms Race Between Flowers and Butterflies
Scientists find that common floral compounds become more toxic to butterflies at higher temperatures, complicating projections of climate change impacts.
Phylogenetics Reveals the Importance of Biodiversity to Food Plants in Mexico
Tracing the phylogenetic patterns in native edible plants of Mexico shows how indigenous cultures have sustainably utilized regional botanical diversity for millennia.
Fi Gennu
Scientists Gene Edit Venus Flytraps to Study Prey Detection
Scientists wield CRISPR to gene hack Venus flytraps, revealing trigger hair genes assist but don't solely account for these crafty carnivores' snapping traps.
It’s Not Just Honeybees That Are Pollination Heroes
Abundant flies like Eristalis and wild bumblebees join domesticated honeybees as bugs for essential strawberry pollination, according to a new study tracking pollen transport.
Scientists Reveal Hidden Diversity in Brazil’s Iconic National Tree
Genetic testing and leaf measurements uncover five lineages of Brazil's iconic but endangered national tree pau-brasil, signalling undiscovered diversity and an urgent need to preserve the evolutionary breadth in the...
What’s new in botany?
Does the word 'new' add anything to the title of a botanical paper?
Nigel Chaffey
Subterranean Wonders: The Fascinating Resilience of African Geoxyles
Underground trees, a type of geoxyles occurring in Afrotropical savannas and grasslands, have unique and diverse ways of surviving in tough environments, according to recent research.
Renata Cantoro
Angiosperms and Insects: A Dynamic Partnership Across Millions of Years
Unveiling the secrets of pollination through time: How the age-old alliance between flowers and pollinators continues to shape the natural world.
Victor H. D. Silva
Newsflash: Plants are pollinated by insects
New research reveals the secret nightlife of moths, fluttering under cover of darkness to carry out their vital work as unsung heroes pollinating blackberry brambles.
