Nigel Chaffey
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I am a Botanist and former Senior Lecturer in Botany at Bath Spa University (Bath, near Bristol, UK). As News Editor for the Annals of Botany I contributed the monthly Plant Cuttings column to that in
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Flying insects plummet
Where have all the flower-pollinating insects have gone?
Brand new 3.7 billion years old stromatolites
One of the most ancient forms of life on the planet might be more common than we thought.
Coeliacs, snakebites and the perils of apricots…
Nigel Chaffey continues his exploration of the unexpected health benefits of some foods.
Clover, broccoli, and an AIDS-busting plant
Nigel Chaffey starts a series celebrating the human life-sustaining potential of plants…
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