Plant Cuttings Looks like leaf-like lizards live longer Draco cornutus lizards live longer thanks to leaf-like colouration and mimicry. Nigel Chaffey 21 Jul 2015
Plant Cuttings Plants: nature’s sponge? Can peppermint cure the ill-effects of second-hand smoking? Nigel Chaffey 16 Jul 2015
Plant Cuttings Lowering the bar (well, probably removing it completely…) Are univariate scatterplots the key to successful data presentation in scientific writing? Nigel Chaffey 14 Jul 2015
Plant Cuttings Trees, good for the spirit (and the mind…) Do trees make us happier? Nigel Chaffey 09 Jul 2015
Plant Cuttings Don’t ignore the ‘orphans’! The FAO has launched a ‘traditional crop of the month’ site to generate more appreciation of the nutritional – and often medical – benefits of food plants. Nigel Chaffey 07 Jul 2015
Plant Cuttings Newton thwarted by the ascent of sap Is botany nothing more than a matter of physics? Nigel Chaffey 02 Jul 2015
Plant Cuttings A blooming disgrace…? Is Bloom’s Taxonomy responsible for the severe decline in UK students’ knowledge of field biology skills? Nigel Chaffey 30 Jun 2015
Plant Cuttings Cellulose research reaches new heights A new study shows the effects that plant cellulose has on the weather! Nigel Chaffey 25 Jun 2015
Plant Cuttings GM crops, quantity or quality…? GM crops can help, not only with the quantity of food produced worldwide, but also the quality. Golden Rice has enhanced levels of β-carotene. Nigel Chaffey 23 Jun 2015
Plant Cuttings So that’s what bears do in the woods! Through plant–animal interaction, black bears have been shown to help growth and reproduction of yellow rabbitbrush, by feeding on ants. Nigel Chaffey 18 Jun 2015