Alun Salt
Alun (he/him) is the Producer for Botany One. It's his job to keep the server running. He's not a botanist, but started running into them on a regular basis while working on writing modules for an Interdisciplinary Science course and, later, helping teach mathematics to Biologists. His degrees are in archaeology and ancient history.
Honey bees are bad news for some plants in search of pollination
Creosote branches dance, even after death
Plants drink in unknown ways on gypsum hills
What sound does Botany make?
Does investigating the seed coat in Gnetum gnemon reveal how fruiting plants evolved?
Do hybrids help a plant expand their range, or do they get in the way?
Rising carbon dioxide concentrations are making “the world’s most destructive toxic weed” more toxic
What makes a pitcher plant’s trap so slippery?
Global warming will limit opportunities for a sexually-deceptive orchid
Kentucky crayfish aids plant on the run
The reason domesticated lentils are fussy about their lighting is in their genes
Carnivorous plants have evolved to hunt in packs
