Garden Choices Shape Urban Pollinator Havens
Urban gardeners can make unusual niches for pollinators in their cities.
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The Week in Botany February 24, 2025
The weekly round-up of what’s on Botany One and the rest of the web continues.
Climate Change Gives Grapes the Sweet Taste of Failing Photosynthesis
Somkuwar & Dhole find that rising temperatures will prove the biggest challenge that centuries-old winemaking traditions have yet faced.
Endangered Vanilla Orchids Hiding in Plain Sight
What was thought to be a single vanilla orchid species turns out to be two distinct plants, both fighting for survival.
Digital Botany to Protect Plants
A combination of modern methods and indigenous knowledge could help conserve endangered plants.
The Week in Botany February 17, 2025
This week’s round-up includes a wolf, a chance to be editor of an AoB journal and DEIA.
Compassion Can Transform Plant Conservation
A withering houseplant can tug at our heartstrings just like a suffering animal, showing how emotions could help save plant species.
The Natural Spies Inside Bird Feathers
Tiny grains of pollen are revealing the secret lives of birds, acting as natural tracking devices that tell scientists where they have been.
Botanists Trip Over The Light Fantastic When They Try To Understand Flower Colour
What humans see in a flower is nothing like the multi-stage sensory journey that guides insects to blooms.
Strangely, Pitcher Plants Might Try To Warn Their Prey Not To Enter
Pitcher plants may be using red colouration to warn potential pollinators away from their traps.
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