A chimp's diet can be studied through microscopic opals.
Tag - geology
Dale Maylea
Roots create … rock
The more I learn about roots, the more amazing they appear. Not only do they provide essential support for, and anchorage of, the aerial, above-ground, parts of the plant, they are the prime organs for abstracting water...
Nigel Chaffey
Volcanoes, unexpected spreaders of plant life
Inspiration for these plant-based blog items can come from the most unlikely of sources. This one in particular had a strange (and offbeat…) beginning. Whilst researching an item about the use of drones in botany I...
Botany really rocks!
For a plant life on the edge, like on a cliff face, should be peaceful. But Nigel Chaffey discovers one species has a real talent for annoying others.
International reach, special habitats and the Baltic
Over the last five years, we have published several papers from the Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Geologically and climatically it is a unique area: the Baltic plate including precambrian exposures meets...
Editor Pat Heslop-Harrison