Michela Osnato - Botany One (Page 2)

Two mirrored computer generated orangutans stare sadly at deforestation in a digital forest.

Ecosystems

Tackling Plant Biodiversity Conservation in the Anthropocene

A global team of plant experts harnessed new tools to map worldwide hotspots of botanical evolution over millions of years, revealing overlooked regions crucial for protecting nature’s phylogenetic diversity against extinction.

Michela Osnato

10 Jan 2024

Plants & People

The Scary Side of Botany: 10 weird plants with frightening features

Pumpkins, the hallmark of the most terrifying night of the year, are not the only botanical species that give rise to dreadful feelings. Let’s discover some creepy, freaky, greedy plants that seem spawned from horror stories.

Michela Osnato

05 Nov 2023

An aerial view of a city much of it white or terracotta.

Plants & People

Smart crops for a changing world: novel insights from the Italian plant science community

After the summer break, the Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics celebrated the 66th edition of its annual congress in sunny Bari, a beautiful city located in the heel of Italy’s boot. Want to know more about “Climate-smart plants to feed the future”? Don’t miss this post-conference blog post.

Michela Osnato

01 Nov 2023

Digital plants evolving their computer-generated body parts.

Botanical Pills

The Evolution of Land Plants: Their Origin (in freshwater) and Radiation (on dry soil)

This botanical pill gives a brief overview of the evolutionary history of land plants, from their origin in aquatic habitats (when green algae crawled out of water) Million Years Ago to their amazing diversification in terrestrial habitats (from small algal scum to big forests & flower gardens) that

Michela Osnato

13 Sep 2023

A digital and very inaccurate painting of Walthamstow Marshes. It looks nice, and it has a rainbow in it.

Plants & People

The Queer Side Of Botany

To celebrate the pride month, Botany One had a conversation with Sixto-Juan Zavala, founder of Queer Botany – an initiative aimed at connecting young members of the LGBTQ+ community with the plant world through botanical drawing, storytelling and walking in nature.

Michela Osnato

28 Jun 2023

Plants & People

A new life for centuries-old herbaria

Old collections of dried plants trapped in herbaria for centuries are acquiring unprecedented powers in understanding the history of plant evolution and improving biodiversity conservation, thanks to new technological tools.

Michela Osnato

26 May 2023

Botanical Pills

Introducing our new Botanical Pills

Small doses of plant science to help with some of the more confusing articles.

Michela Osnato

18 May 2023

A digital painting of a panda in green light in a verdant forest, playing in a tree.

Plants & People

Plant Conservation: Not One [species] Less

What would the world be like if not a single plant species were lost? The expert Richard T. Corlett recently reviewed challenges and opportunities of plant conservation programs, with some tips to achieve the “zero extinction for land plants” goal.

Michela Osnato

15 May 2023

Plants & People

Big European Funding to Boost Research on the Plant Stress Hormone Jasmonate

The European Research Council awarded a consolidator grant to the plant biologist Debora Gasperini, which investigation strives to solve some mysteries of stress response to pathogen attacks and wounding mediated by the phytohormone Jasmonate.

Michela Osnato

10 May 2023

Botanical Pills

Plants under pressure: activation of stress hormones

An introduction to the concept of plant stress and briefly describe a class of phytohormones – called Jasmonates – that mediate plant response to damages caused by herbivore insects, necrotrophic fungi, and mechanical wounding.

Michela Osnato

03 May 2023