Scientists have found more ‘alien species’ today in regions that were once key parts of European empires.
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A special gallery in London’s Kew Gardens allows the visitor to travel the world via the 800-plus detailed paintings of Marianne North, Victorian-era adventurer and botanical artist.
This is a transcript of episode 15 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, which includes a story on the discovery of microscopic fungi at the world’s largest seed bank.
Scientists still report species as being ‘discovered’, even if they’ve been used by local populations for years.
A wood and glass case invented in the early 19th-century transformed the movement of plants around the world. In Melbourne, several thousand people greeted a primrose on its arrival from England.
Several giant terrestrial Plathelminth species have invaded France and its overseas territories, threatening biodiversity. Thanks to participatory science, the invasion is finally recognized.
When people say ‘say it flowers’, you can bet they’re not talking about titan arum.
A new report by MPs recommends greater independence for financial decisions, and a secure funding strategy.
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Visiting Scholar, Deakin University
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Botanist, Bath Spa University
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Professeur, UMR ISYEB (Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Professor of Microbiology, The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore
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Head of Media Relations, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Lecturer in Environmental Change Biology, University of Edinburgh
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, Earlham Institute
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Professor of Biodiversity, Director of Science, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Bioinvasions, Global Change and Macroecology Group, Universität Wien
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Professor of Economics, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
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Lecturer - Climate (Honorary), The University of Melbourne
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Chairperson, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew