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Twitter versus Facebook: May 2016
We started May with a revolution. I'm taking over from @ajcann as new Weblog Editor for AoB Blog. I'm beyond excited about
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Twitter versus Facebook: April 2016
April saw our readers choosing quite different posts on different channels but, as Nigel Chaffey would point out, it’s all inter-connected.
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It’s the taste of flesh* that makes a Sundew salivate**
If you want to get a Sundew to feed on its prey, it has to do more than just wriggle.
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Twitter versus Facebook: March 2016
March was almost a Nigel Chaffey grand slam. It took something special to stop him taking the most popular post on all our channels.
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Aerobotanists wanted! Apply at the Zooniverse
Some of us like to help save the planet. Others prefer to relax. Now a new site at the Zooniverse means armchair botanists can do both as they explore the Amazon rainforest.
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Twitter versus Facebook: February 2016
What did you feel the love for around Valentine’s Day? Our look back at Twitter versus Facebook continues…
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Twitter versus Facebook: January 2016
This year for our look back at the past twelve months, I’m going to compare what caught the imagination of our Twitter audience with what
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Plant Records: The (Almost) Invisible Giant
Name: Tiama African Mahogany Scientific name: Entandrophragma excelsum Known for: Being freakishly good at hiding despite its size Record broken: Height There was a surprising article
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4 Reasons Sunflowers Face The Sun
There’s been advances in knowing how sunflowers track the sun, but botanists are still arguing over why. And, to make things confusing, they could all be right.
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Why be nice, when you can cheat your way to success?
The Disa orchids are a puzzle. Why do only some of them give a reward? What is it about deceitful pollination that works better for some plants?
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Why do leaves change colour?
We know a lot about the chemical processes of changing leaf colour, but scientists are still debating why it happens.
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What do YOU think is the best of botanical blogging?
Every so often someone will complain that social media in science is a waste of time, and that there’s no scientific benefit to blogging. We