Author: Dale Maylea

Dale Maylea was a system for adding value to press releases. Now he's a manual algorithm for blogging any papers that Alun Salt thinks are interesting. The idea being telling people about an interesting paper NOW beats telling people about an interesting paper at some time in the future, when there's time to sit down and take things slowly.

Beetle on a shrub

Pest control through conservation is not always a success

Summary of the potential effects of weathering of crushed basalt or silicate-rich wastes, such as sugarcane mill ash, applied to croplands.

Rock could aid humanity

This heavily drained section of bog outside Fort McMurray, Alta., populated by larger black spruce trees, burned more severely than moderately drained and undrained sections

Fort McMurray researchers find forests highlight the high fire risk areas

Fall foliage in a Michigan northern hardwood forest.

Pollution isn’t always good for trees

A bear eating berries

It’s Bears, not Birds that scatter seeds in Alaska

L. nigricans in Iwata, Nishimuro County, Wakayama prefecture.

The flower that never blooms

Pittosporum undulatum fruits

Scientists call for action to tackle a tree species invading Jamaica’s national parks

Dr Brande Wulff, John Innes Centre

Good news for plant scientists who feel the need for speed

The Angmaat Formation above Tremblay Sound on the Baffin Island coast.

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Plant records: Unexpectedly exciting early photosynthesis

Floral thermographs demonstrating the range of floral temperature patterns observed.

Bees look for more than just a warm reception from flowers