Saving orchids in Serbia
Orchids are one of the most successful plant families on the planet, with over 20,000 species, but many of those species are endangered. For the orchids of Serbia, help is at hand.
Plants & People
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Women, Plants, and the Power of a Name
Researchers uncover the real women behind botanical names, turning obscure eponyms into powerful stories of recognition and representation.
Plant Thieves Target Everything From Gardens to Botanic Collections
Insurance data suggests plant theft is increasing, spanning local garden crime to international poaching networks threatening conservation efforts and botanic gardens.
A rare plant with a taste for toxic soil is getting some help from unexpected allies with green fingers
Czech gardeners helped protect an endangered flower from extinction using their backyards. The simple trick could aid plant conservation worldwide.
Rome’s Deadliest Botanist
The Emperor Caligula wasn’t just interested in plants as poisons, he also knew of their healing properties. It seems that he just preferred the poison side of pharmacology.
Wikidata for Botanists: Connecting People, Plants, and Data
Wikidata is a global, open database that can help connect botanical data, such as species, collectors, and collections, and anyone in the botanical community can help improve it.
Researchers find social bonds grow in the soil of Warsaw’s gardens
Polish researchers discovered the secret to thriving urban gardens isn’t green thumbs or good soil, it’s the social networks gardeners build together.
Early Agriculture Was About Innovation Not Desperation
Isotope analysis reveals agricultural transition in the Andes was marked by remarkable stability, not the crisis archaeologists long assumed drove farming elsewhere.
The Swindle That Left Tea With a Bitter Taste
How did a fake Scottish tea plantation fool the finest hotels?
Fronds with Benefits
New research reveals how plant leaf shapes affect your mood. Small, complex leaves calm while large leaves energise our spaces.
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