Ecosystems
Why Do Lemurs Always Return to the Same Tree?
A new study in Madagascar's Ranomafana National Park reveals that seventy percent of individual trees receive only a single visit from lemurs over a year and a half.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany August 3, 2026
Photosynthesis hidden in hornworts, who works to sustain the Amazon rainforest and why plants aren't passive.
Plant of the Week
Nelumbo nucifera
A flower that holds itself at blood heat on a cold day, and seeds that can wait a thousand years for the right one.
Science Shared
Science Shared: August 1
This week: Farming to protect the climate, and other stories.
Puzzles
Sudoku Garden
This could go one of two ways
Cells, Genes & Molecules
A Hidden Secret in the Only Terrestrial Plants With Pyrenoids May Inspire the Photosynthesis of Future Crop Plants
Hornworts have evolved their own version of a carbon-concentrating mechanism, offering a surprising model for improving the photosynthetic efficiency of future crops.
Meeting Plant Scientists
Dale Forrister: An “Inguero” Exploring the Chemical Lives of Tropical Trees
Botany One interviews Dr Dale L. Forrister, a chemical ecologist exploring how plants defend themselves, interact with other organisms and solve distinct ecological challenges.
Ecosystems
The Amazon’s Invisible Network: How Animals and Trees Sustain the World’s Largest Rainforest
By mapping interactions across more than 5,000 Amazonian tree species, researchers reveal that protecting the forest also means protecting its pollinators and seed dispersers.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany July 27, 2026
Calling in the Dark, Plants and Microbes Healing Soils and Discoveries Everywhere.
Plant of the Week
Melampyrum cristatum
Crested cow-wheat can flourish for years after a verge is cut. Or it can be wiped out by the same machine, if the cut comes a month too late.
Science Shared
Science Shared: July 25
This week: Knowing which way is down, making crops less thirsty and a short-cut to wood.
Puzzles
Sudoku Garden
Raising Klopotci over Slovenia