The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany January 12, 2026
This week, drama, isolation, disappearance and more.
Ecosystems
When an invader vanishes, so does an ecosystem’s winter defences
A pretty riverside invader does its worst damage after it dies, destabilising riverbanks when floods hit hardest.
Plants & People
We Have 3,500 Plant Collections But Isolation Holds Them Back
Behind every plant label in a botanic garden lies a hidden data crisis, one that could determine which species survive the twenty-first century.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany January 5, 2026
Not much this week as we come back from holiday.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany December 22, 2025
This week, the ants that dictate to lions, plant romance, colourful trees, and more…
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany December 15, 2025
This week, surprising seedlings, how to make a duck a better gardener, aging blooms and more.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany December 8, 2025
This week, butterflies in the urban jungle, fire-fighting mosses and more…
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany December 1, 2025
This week the importance of microscopes and news from around the web.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany November 24, 2025
This week, why seeds aren’t spreading, the deep roots of modern wheat and deceitful orchids.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany November 17, 2025
This week, life after fire, how history aids ecology and an arms race between plants and bugs.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany November 10, 2025
This week, a fertiliser time-bomb, a taxonomic mistake that led to some odd results, and the fascination of seeds.
Plants & People
The Trees That Were Saved and Destroyed by the Same Mistake
For 20 years, Mexican communities accidentally planted millions of endangered trees, while simultaneously logging thousands in their natural habitat, without knowing it.