Money doesn’t grow on trees… (2) [Or, From cuddly koalas to bird poo…]
Could the koala’s diet of eucalyptus result in gold?
Plant Cuttings
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Spotlight on macronutrients: Hydrogen (and oxygen…)
No matter how well we think we understand water, there are always more surprises to uncover.
Spotlight on macronutrients : Carbon (mainly)
Whilst members of the Plant Kingdom might dominate terrestrial biomes, non-Plant Kingdom members are the major photosynthetic organisms in aquatic habitats
Money doesn’t grow on trees..?
The opioid analgesic ‘Tramadol’ is found to occur naturally in the root bark of the sub-Saharan shrub Nauclea latifoli
Nietzsche reprised
Poisonous Euphorbia damarana didn’t kill gemsbok, but instead, made them stronger under challenging environmental conditions.
Celebrating basic plant science
A new series of blog posts aims to present vignettes of current plant science research within a broader remit of promoting the importance of plant science.
Picture perfect vs. perfect genuine…
With free digital image editing software has come the temptation to ‘massage’ images so that they look their best.
Non-leaf photosynthesis
Photosynthetic activity of green nectaries can explain a significant part, if not all, of the sugar secreted in nectar.
What’s yellow and dangerous?
Banana pesticides may have led to toxic effects in the blood of caimans in Costa Rica.
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