Plants in Parks May Not Tell the Full Pollen Story
What you see growing in city parks isn’t always what’s floating in the air you breathe there, scientists discover.
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The Colour of Your Autumn Forest Depends on How Bosky It Is
Forest density and height help decide when autumn colours appear in temperate forests, scientists discover.
Garden Flowers Keep Farmland Bees Fed When Crops Stop Blooming
Small garden patches provide crucial food for wild bees when farm flowers are scarce in early spring and late summer.
Flower-eating insects thrive at higher altitudes in Brazil
Mountain flowers face increased insect damage as elevation rises, potentially impacting plant reproduction.
How Pitcher Plants build a Slippery Surface
Recent study describes how carnivorous pitcher plants create their unique insect-trapping surface using common plant growth processes.
The People Who Never Forgot Their Plants
Hidden in the Catalan Pyrenees, mountain communities show us how deep plant connections can flourish.
Ants Might Not Be the Plant Bodyguards We Thought They Were
Sharing protective ants among plants doesn’t significantly affect plant defence against leaf-eating insects.
The secret to surviving the drought lies in the (very) small details
Tree seedlings with smaller vessels and stomata cope better with drought.
How Buriti Palm Seeds Prevent Dehydration
Mauritia flexuosa seeds can withstand extreme drought thanks to their unique water-retaining capacities.
Aristolochia’s Sneaky Pollination Strategy
Trapping trichomes in flowers play a crucial role in the pollination of a tropical plant by temporarily capturing insects.
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