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botany.one /2 weeks ago

Science Shared: August 22

This week: Plants in water, out of water and under water, among other things.

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newatlas.com /5 days ago

Newly identified 'muscles' shape trees in way once thought uniquely animal

Nearly 15 years ago, scientists found that plants had a biological mechanism that controls their morphology – or, in simpler terms, their form – thought to have only been something...

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mcsweeneys.net /1 month ago

Only Plants

Underground Artists is an ongoing comic by Ali Fitzgerald (Hungover Bear & Friends) that follows woodland creatures as they create art and search out whimsy in a bleak forest....

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botany.one /1 month ago

Plant Hunt

вљЅ From North America to the World

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botany.one /1 week ago

The Week in Botany August 30, 2026

This week: Talking to plants, talking to microbes and talking to humans

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botany.one /1 month ago

The Week in Botany August 3, 2026

Photosynthesis hidden in hornworts, who works to sustain the Amazon rainforest and why plants aren't passive.

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bioengineer.org /3 weeks ago

Flowering Plants’ Taxonomic Traits Reveal a Globally Consistent Biogeographic Pattern

Plants may look wildly different from one continent to another, yet a new global analysis suggests that the world’s flowering vegetation is organized by a surprisingly small number...

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apps.apple.com /3 weeks ago

iNaturalist - iNaturalist

Your photos of plants, animals, fungi, and more can help protect nature all around the world. iNaturalist is free, nonprofit, and community-powered. iNaturalist helps millions of...

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botany.one /2 weeks ago

The brain does plant science, but the heart moves the body

A survey of 421 plant biologists found the strongest recruiter for botany isn't argument. It’s contact.

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boingboing.net /6 days ago

Plant Smart: database of plants harmful to pets

Plant Smart is a database of plants that are harmful to pets, so you're not stuck asking Google or Claude if you just killed Rover by letting him eat a daffodil. Narcissus spp. i...

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botany.one /1 month ago

Plant Hunt

вљЅ From the Pacific to North America

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botany.one /1 week ago

Science Shared: August 29

This week: Grassland destruction, the questions 100 botanists are asking, Arabidopsis, and more.

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botany.one /3 weeks ago

The Week in Botany August 17, 2026

This week: A sneaky orchid, the two sides of a leaf, and why a plant needs the bear necessities.

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botany.one /1 month ago

A New Hope for Contaminated Soil: Wild Plants and Microbes Can Work Together to Clean Up Oil Spills

Native plant species adapted to oil seeps can cooperate with their local microbial communities to remove toxic petrochemicals from their soil environment

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botany.one /1 month ago

Science Shared: August 1

This week: Farming to protect the climate, and other stories.

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phys.org /1 month ago

Evolutionary history shapes plant carbon storage strategies worldwide

Two types of carbohydrates are important to plants—structural carbohydrates (which form cell walls) and nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs). The latter group represents plants' stor...

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botany.one /1 month ago

Science Shared: July 25

This week: Knowing which way is down, making crops less thirsty and a short-cut to wood.

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botany.one /2 days ago

The Week in Botany September 7, 2026

This week: Rebuilding ecosystems, invasive seaweeds, and fighting plant diseases.

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botany.one /1 month ago

The Amazon’s Invisible Network: How Animals and Trees Sustain the World’s Largest Rainforest

By mapping interactions across more than 5,000 Amazonian tree species, researchers reveal that protecting the forest also means protecting its pollinators and seed dispersers.

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jecologyblog.com /3 weeks ago

Whole-plant symphony: The multi-organ coordinated code of growth strategies

Yong-Jiao Zhou, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, discusses their article: Trait networks and the whole-plant economics spectrum: Uncovering key determinan...

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forestsnews.org /1 month ago

The invisible allies beneath our feet: A journey into the world of the phytomicrobiome

The phytomicrobiome brings together the bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms that help plants grow, find nutrients and survive stress. Its agricultural promise comes with pract...

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