Tag: plants

Searching for a female partner for the world’s ‘loneliest’ plant

Searching for a female partner for the world’s ‘loneliest’ plant

Ferns and flowers bribe helpful ant defenders with nectar, but ferns developed this ability much later – our study shows why

Ferns and flowers bribe helpful ant defenders with nectar, but ferns developed this ability much later – our study shows why

Animals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia

Animals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia

What is dirt? There’s a whole wriggling world alive in the ground beneath our feet, as a soil scientist explains

What is dirt? There’s a whole wriggling world alive in the ground beneath our feet, as a soil scientist explains

Why do trees need sunlight? An environmental scientist explains photosynthesis

Why do trees need sunlight? An environmental scientist explains photosynthesis

20 Miraculous Medicinal Plants to Keep in Your Home – Video

20 Miraculous Medicinal Plants to Keep in Your Home – Video

Potato plant radiation sensors could one day monitor radiation in areas surrounding power plants

Potato plant radiation sensors could one day monitor radiation in areas surrounding power plants

UK peatlands are being destroyed to grow mushrooms, lettuce and houseplants – here’s how to stop it

UK peatlands are being destroyed to grow mushrooms, lettuce and houseplants – here’s how to stop it

Online Tool Helps Identify Top Pet Toxins

Online Tool Helps Identify Top Pet Toxins

How do spices get their flavor?

How do spices get their flavor?

Take a break from your screen and look at plants − botanizing is a great way to engage with life around you

Take a break from your screen and look at plants − botanizing is a great way to engage with life around you

The secret world of puddles

The secret world of puddles