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When Oedemasia leptinoides likes something, it puts a ring on it
Oedemasia leptinoides likes to nibble a ring around a petiole of a leaf, and then cover the exposed tissue in saliva. Why?
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Botanise briefly with the Zooniverse
Looking for a quick botany fix? The Zooniverse has some projects that you can dip into and help save the planet.
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Nature and the BBC get it right
Nature Publishing has an initiative to help get the latest newsworthy research into the hands of the public.
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Can agriculture cultivate a new variety of CERN?
Pooling resources means large projects can be built that are beyond the funds of any single university.
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Stories of 2015: December
Yesterday’s post didn’t get long to make an impact, but given this month’s top story, I doubt it’ll make much difference. The
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Stories of 2015: November
November was Sweet Potato Awareness Month. Unfortunately Month Awareness Month had passed me by so I only found out when I looked at Wikipedia, compiling this
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Stories of 2015: October
There was a big event in October that caught people’s imaginations. The top story was a surprise 9656 people saw the Hallowe’en post we
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Stories of 2015: September
There was an obvious star attraction in September on our Facebook page, but behind that there was quite a mix of other stories. 8800 viewers made
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Stories of 2015: August
Things became a bit different in August with a bit of a change in sources for our top stories on the Facebook page. In July they’
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Stories of 2015: July
Summer arrived, but surprisingly viewers didn’t leave our Facebook page in July. Top of the list came Hugh Dickenson’s report on the Annals of
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Stories of 2015: June
We’d expect June to become a quieter month as the summer approaches, but it was surprisingly busy on the AoB Facebook page. All three top
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Stories of 2015: May
Our look through the stories of 2015 continues with an odd post in the top spot. We open with more of a look back that usual.