How does fire break seed dormancy?
Fatty acid composition in seed coats is not the mechanism
Sarah Covshoff
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Sarah is a plant molecular biologist passionate about communicating the science of the natural world to lay people and experts alike. She previously worked as a postdoctoral fellow on C4 photosynthesis and now focuses on science communication.
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The Week in Botany March 23, 2026
This week: Notes From Nature - Natural History at ROM Revealed, controlled environment agriculture, endangered plants in Brazil, bizarre floral scents and more.
Secrets of the Living Library
You can be the key to unlocking natural history
Light of the Future
Lettuce grown in plant factories benefit from far-red light
Ancient lands beneath Neanderthal feet
New landscape paintings accurately bring Neanderthal-era flora to life
Cycads attract beetles with heat in the night
Pollination looked different at the time of the dinosaurs. Without showy flowers, heat was used to attract beetle pollinators.
Pitcher Plants Fine-Tune Their Deadly Pools for Maximum Carnivory
Carnivorous pitcher plants actively regulate their digestive fluid levels to maintain the perfect trap, not too full and not too empty, scientists discover.
‘Tis the Season for Joyful Colours
Mother Nature has her trees in bloom to celebrate Spring in Argentina.
Glossy flowers allow for long distance romance
In the competitive world of plant-pollinator interaction, a little razzle-dazzle helps a flower be seen.
What Made Two Distant Palm Species Choose the Same Sexual Strategy?
Rare sex chromosomes discovered in distant palm relatives reveal remarkable evolutionary convergence, potentially revolutionising crop breeding for fruit-bearing species.
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