Plants & People
Introducing Hot Botany
Wondering what plants might be visible near you? There's a tool for that.
Meeting Plant Scientists
Luiza Teixeira-Costa: Strange Lives of Plants and Their Human Stories
Botany One interviews Dr Luiza Teixeira-Costa, a Brazilian botanist working in the integration of botany and environmental humanities.
Plants & People
Healing at What Cost? The Conservation Status of Britain’s Herbs
Researchers reveal that while few herbal ingredients are officially endangered, most remain conservation question marks in a growing global trade.
Close Encounters
What if a Flower Never Needed a Pollinator at All?
New research shows that one small mountain orchid secures reproduction before its flowers even open and may fare better selfing than crossing with its neighbours.
The Week in Botany
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.
Plant of the Week
Symplocarpus foetidus
Eastern Skunk Cabbage turns impatience into a virtue, bringing Spring early.
Puzzles
Plant Hunt
🇸🇬 What's around in Singapore?
Plants & People
Secrets of the Living Library
You can be the key to unlocking natural history
Puzzles
Sudoku Garden
The sun comes and the sun goes.
Ecosystems
Sowing for a Warmer Britain: Are Wildflower Seeds Climate-Ready?
A new study reveals that most UK wildflower seeds can handle rising temperatures, but a few key species may struggle to germinate in the Britain of tomorrow.
Close Encounters
Earthworms: The Invisible Gardeners of Tropical Bryophytes
A new study shows that earthworms can carry viable bryophyte propagules through their guts, helping mosses and liverworts spread across tropical soils.
Meeting Plant Scientists
Christopher Levine: "Plant Research is Rarely Straightforward"
Botany One interviews Christopher Levine, a researcher working on the effects of light on plant production in controlled environments.