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New botanic initiative is the ‘Size of Wales’
An interesting twist on an old cliché has been launched at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. In the UK the size of Wales has long
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Plants plugging the gap
Engineers – and artists – have often sought inspiration from the natural world. Take for example the story of the discovery of Velcro by a Swiss gentleman when
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The Rich History of Eggplant or Aubergine
The website Zester explores food and drink culture, including potential species for exploitation and recipes.
Ecosystems
How old is my meadow?
A simple method could help estimate the age of a meadow, potentially aiding in conservation surveys and archaeological research.
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Death by Powerpoint, Internet Science Nerds, and #Solo10
As the undergraduates I teach will testify, I’ve railed many times against ‘Death by Powerpoint’. Somewhat amazingly, a few talks at the Science Online 2010
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Dissemination and Science On-line #solo10
I am with about 150 people interested in “science communication on-line” at the British Library in London this week. Journals are all about the communication
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Dating the Pharaohs
Radiocarbon measurements from short-lived plants have been used to create a chronology for ancient Egypt, potentially settling debates about the reigns of famous Pharaohs and providing insights into the eruption of the volcano Thera.
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Don’t Be So Cerebral?
What’s the best way to write about science? It depends who you’re writing for.
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Thoughts on Don’t be Such a Scientist by Randy Olson
As well as developing the social media presence for the Annals of Botany, I’ve also started work on writing press releases for some papers in
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Bacteria and plants entangled in Research Blogging
There’s been a couple of posts on Research Blogging that have caught my eye in the past couple of days. Both of them are interesting because they show how important studying interaction is to understand the natural world.
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The waste of what we do?
Botanists can improve the plants that get harvested, but can they also improve what comes after?
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Great Escapes – continued
There is another way to think of plant escapes: when I lived at Kew, there was a story about ‘bid for freedom of plants from Kew’