The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany May 4, 2026
This week: Evolution clues in dust, a PhD student who welcomes stress - for the plants he studies, furry botanists, and more.
Plant of the Week
Amorphophallus titanum
The giant that passes by in just a couple of nights.
Puzzles
Plant Hunt
馃嚘馃嚭 Flora of New South Wales
Science Shared
Science Shared: May 2
This week: citrus genetics, how to have a post-baby career, and more.
Puzzles
Sudoku Garden
World Naked Gardening Day
Plants & People
Rat Tales from the Attic Floor
18th century rodent cache tells rich botanical history
Ecosystems
The Jungle鈥檚 Heaviest Courier Service: The Case of Tent-Roosting Bats
Tent-roosting bats are the unsung "nocturnal gardeners" of the Lacandon Rainforest. New research reveals they disperse up to 79.8 million large seeds annually, carrying fruits weighing up to 250% of their own body mass to help regenerate mature forests.
Meeting Plant Scientists
Pedro F. Cruz-J煤nior: Finding Life After Fire and Drought
Botany One interviews Pedro Firme da Cruz-J煤nior, a PhD student who aims to understand how smoke and water stress shape seed germination and early plant development in one of the world鈥檚 most diverse savannas.
Ecosystems
The Cerrado鈥檚 Secret Carbon Stores at Risk
Newly revealed peatlands in the Cerrado hold millennia of carbon, but shifting water and climate regimes could turn them from allies into threats.
Taxonomy & Evolution
What Tiny Orchid Seeds Reveal About Their Evolution
New research on Central African orchids reveals that even the smallest seeds can preserve clues about how plants evolved and adapted over time.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany April 26, 2026
This week dire warnings of stress to food supply, reports of a plummet in orchid pollination, a bit of hope with an expanded Careers section, and more.
Plant of the Week
Parinari capensis
Perhaps the biggest tree you'll never notice.