Plants & People
The Guardians of the Fig: How Borneo’s Spirits Protect a Keystone Tree
In Borneo’s forests, fear of spirits has achieved what many laws cannot: turning the farmland mosaic into safe sanctuaries for the jungle’s largest trees.
Plants & People
Three Words for Forest: When Forestry Meets the Stage
A theatre project turns foresters’ real words into a powerful exploration of how climate uncertainty shapes the forests—and decisions—of tomorrow.
Plants & People
From Deep Time to Urban Nature: How the Natural History Museum Reimagined Its Gardens
A pioneering redesign shows how museum gardens can help visitors understand evolution, biodiversity and the actions we can take for a healthier planet.
Plants & People
Your Eyes and Ears Are Better At Detecting Biodiversity Than You Think
People’s impressions of forests often match scientific measures of biodiversity, with big implications for conservation and well-being.
Taxonomy & Evolution
Nigeria’s Silent Libraries of Plant Life
Thousands of overlooked plant specimens from this country could fill critical gaps in global biodiversity knowledge.
Plants & People
Bringing Darwin’s Botanical Work Into the Spotlight
Surveying visitors at a major botanical garden reveals a surprising gap in plant evolution knowledge, and a clear opportunity to close it.
Plants & People
The Global Shift To Keep Holotypes Closer to Home
By tracing where the world’s most valuable specimens are stored, scientists uncover a story of colonial history and, hopefully, a more inclusive future for botany.
Plants & People
How the Tlahuica-Pjiekakjoo Keep Their Mycological Heritage Thriving
A decade-long collaboration reveals how an endangered Indigenous group holds unparalleled knowledge of wild fungi, and how they’re passing it on to future generations.
Plants & People
Unearthing the Botanical Legacy of the First World War
Long-forgotten flora collected during WWI are finally telling their stories, thanks to a 21st-century digital revival.
Featured
Women, Plants, and the Power of a Name
Researchers uncover the real women behind botanical names, turning obscure eponyms into powerful stories of recognition and representation.