How soils changed life on Earth
What fossil records tell us about when the Earth was first covered by plants.
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Tiny but tenacious: arctic‑alpine plants are engineers and warning bells
Why we need to pay more attention to these minute flowers and how they survive in some of the harshest places in the world.
House plants were our link with nature in lockdown – now they could change how we relate to the natural world
House plants enrich our domestic lives in ways we often fail to notice. But lockdown may have changed all that.
Made in Chelsea can be high maintenance – go wild with flowers for garden glory
Are you feeling inspired from watching the Chelsea Flower Show? Do you long for an immaculate, well-designed garden, full of well-behaved plants, brimming with colourful flowers and attractive foliage…
Can plants think? They could one day force us to change our definition of intelligence
Plants clearly lack brains but does all intelligence have to look like our own?
Plants are incredibly sensitive – what we learned about their response system could help protect humans
A new study created a detailed map of how plants respond to cues in the world around them.
The healing power of poisonous plants
Evolution has created plants with the power to kill and heal.
Can plants hear? Latest research offers new insights
Plants are more fascinating than you might imagine.
How dormant plant traits could be reawakened to unlock fertiliser‑free farming
Farming has made crop plants reliant on synthetic fertilisers, but we can reactivate their ability to engage with beneficial microorganisms and make them more independent.
Why are cacti so juicy? The secret strategy of succulents
Photosynthesis can be costly - but plants in hot and dry environments have evolved two special strategies for storing carbon dioxide, that could be used to protect crops against climate change.
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