Plants can grow in near‑darkness, new research shows – here are three promising benefits
A study of Arctic microalgae could benefit everyone from farmers to astronauts.
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Searching for a female partner for the world’s ‘loneliest’ plant
The plant has been propagated worldwide, but every surviving specimen of Encephalartos woodii is a male clone – and without a female, natural reproduction is impossible.
How we discovered that people have been cooking plants in pots for 10,000 years
The proof is in the pottery.
Did the first farmers deliberately domesticate wild plants?
New study finds little evidence that farmers consciously tried to turn wild plants into more useful crops.
The wonders of daisies: the buffet we walk on
What you probably don’t know about the humble daisy.
The common herb that could bring bees buzzing to your garden
Garden pollinators can turn their noses up at the flowers human eyes find most beautiful.
How to predict the next plant disease epidemic
Scientists are using maps and data to identify which areas are most at risk.
How dandelions conquered concrete to bring nature back to cities
Here’s why those little yellow flowers are everywhere you look.
Farmers are key to restoring native woodlands – here’s what’s holding them back
Forests benefit everyone – but farmers carry the risk.
Hummingbirds and pineapples: why this ancient relationship hits the evolutionary sweetspot
Hummingbirds are responsible for some of the fastest evolution in the plant kingdom.
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