Plants & People
America’s Agricultural Research Gamble
Without more research funding, US farm productivity could drop 8-13% by 2050 as climate warms.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany March 17, 2025
A round up of botany stories from the past week.
Computational Models
Less Can Be More For Modelling Invasive Species
A new study reveals that sometimes adding more data to a model reduces its predictive power.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Plant Cells Look Bigger Under the Microscope, But Not the Way You’d Expect
A new technique inflates plant cells, turning ordinary microscopes into super-powered tools.
Ecosystems
Saving Space for Lapwings Between Crops and Wetlands
Saving lapwings means managing Italian farm landscapes for sparse vegetation.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany March 10, 2025
More of the news you’ve shared over the past week.
News in Brief
Mapping Hope for Nearly Lost Plant Species
Research identifies plants on the edge of extinction.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Does Bamboo Interfere with Panda Brains to Get Eaten?
Scientists discovered that bamboo plants may actively influence pandas’ brains and biology through tiny RNA molecules that enter their bloodstream.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
How One Tool Helps Different Fungi Hijack Plant Signalling
Scientists discover fungi use a universal “hacking tool” to trick plants into starvation mode, disabling their immune defences and causing devastating crop diseases worldwide.
Ecosystems
Garden Choices Shape Urban Pollinator Havens
Urban gardeners can make unusual niches for pollinators in their cities.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany February 24, 2025
The weekly round-up of what’s on Botany One and the rest of the web continues.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
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.