Plants can tell time even without a brain – here’s how
Plant cells signal between each other in order to agree what time it is.
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Plants are flowering a month earlier – here’s what it could mean for pollinating insects
Climate change is throwing plants and pollinators out of sync.
What I’ve learned from photographing (almost) every British wildflower
The author, an obsessive plant hunter, has created a botanical resource for Britain like no other.
Plant‑based burgers: should some be considered ‘junk food’?
Many plant-based products contain similar ingredients to ultra-processed foods.
How to help your garden recover from a heatwave
Put down the fertiliser.
Plant‑based meat sales are stagnating – our research suggests playing down its green benefits could attract more consumers
US study shows environmental messages can put conservative consumers off trying and buying plant-based products.
A lonely and ancient plant needs a female partner and researchers are using drones and AI to find it – podcast
Rsearch fellow Laura Cinti talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about her quest to find a female version of the endangered E. woodii cycad using drones and AI.
Alien plant invasions: helping British rivers to fight back
Invasive species lead to loss of native plants, impede river flow and cost the nearly £2 bn a year to control. So what can be done?
Five amazing ways plants have created new technologies
From spinach that can detect explosives to vegetarian meat, biological technology has the potential to change the world.
Meet five of the UK’s most poisonous plants
Serious poisoning by plants is very rare in the UK so the death of a gardener in Hampshire after brushing against a deadly flower was extremely unusual. Despite the British countryside’s genteel reputation…
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