Native common wildflowers provide large amounts of pollen and nectar for insects – but many are undervalued by the public.
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The arrangement of leaves on most plants follows a mathematical pattern – new research sheds light on how it evolved.
Why plants’ oscillating genes matter for humans.
Take a moment to consider the natural beauty of mosses – and their history as some of the most intrepid explorers in Earth’s history.
Why we need to pay more attention to these minute flowers and how they survive in some of the harshest places in the world.
Just because you can’t hear plants doesn’t mean they are silent.
Before you reach for the weed killer, spare a thought for struggling pollinators.
If you’re reading this over a mug of tea or coffee, you’re using plants to alter your body chemistry.
What fossil records tell us about when the Earth was first covered by plants.
Although they can cause severe crop losses, some species and their seeds also contribute to the provision of ecosystem services.
Houseplants can lift our spirits – but not all plants have the same effect.
New research finds that some common houseplants take in nutrients from outside the soil.
Atlantic rainforests once lined the island’s west coast – and could one day return.
Cursed by gardeners and young children, most people don’t take the time to learn about stinging nettles’ hidden powers
A team of scientists unravelled the mystery of how plant roots make the most of soil moisture.
When plants moved from living in water to land, they had to adapt. How that happened can help address food security.
Though you might not think so to look at them, plants have a busy day.
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Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology, University of Reading
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Glasstone Research Fellow, Plant Science, University of Oxford
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Associate Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange - Reader in Plant Science, Edge Hill University
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Professor in Plant-Soil Processes, University of Sheffield
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Emeritus Fellow in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster
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Senior Lecturer in Plant Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh
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Plant Evolutionary Biologist, University of Edinburgh
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Research fellow, University of Southampton
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Senior Research Associate in Entomology, Lancaster University
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Post-Doctoral researcher, University of Reading
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Investigadora posdoctoral Beatriu de Pinos en Malherbologia, Universitat de Lleida
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Professor of Crop Science, University of Cambridge
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PhD student in Paleobiology, University of Bristol
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PhD candidate in Biology, Lund University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham