The Ecology of a Herbarium: How Te Papa connects plants, people, and data
From seaweed watercolours to global biodiversity databases, Te Papa’s herbarium shows how digital botany can make plant collections more accessible, connected and alive.
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From seaweed watercolours to global biodiversity databases, Te Papa’s herbarium shows how digital botany can make plant collections more accessible, connected and alive.
Botany One interviews Dr Chris Thorogood, who aims to foster a greater care and attention for plants through science and art.
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What was once dismissed as weeds is now flying off shelves at plant nurseries across the country, as gardeners rediscover that working with nature rather than against it offers som...
New research finds that people are no worse at naming common wild plants than they were two decades ago, but younger adults may be missing out on everyday plant knowledge.
Before a plant becomes a digital record, it passes through the hands of collectors, taxonomists and curators. Scientists across Latin America reveal why turning specimens into data...
Many of us think of winter as a season devoid of plants, a time where nothing can grow. But, those who work with the Wild Seed Project know that it’s actually a vital time of year...
Costa Farms brought plants to an unexpected place this spring, partnering with Minnesota-based Twin Cities In Motion race organization to connect houseplants with wellness, movemen...
An Unexpected Use of a Digital Collection
While human life depends heavily on plants for the medicines, building materials, and fuel they provide, they also play a vital role in many ecological processes. From climate regu...
Why digital botany matters now
The need to see humans as equivalent to animals has now spread to the need to see us as equivalent to plants. Source
Rachel Penczykowski — or Dr. Rachel, as she is known by these first graders — is an associate professor of biology in WashU Arts & Sciences and an expert on infectious disease...
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New research shows that economic value, not conservation urgency, is the strongest predictor of which Brazilian plants attract scientific study.
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As the curator for the Botanical Gardens of Paris, Regis Crisnaire has dedicated his life to plants. This passion has grown over his life, starting from his childhood when he’d gro...
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Archeobotany and historical records show how American plants travelled
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Gardening places humans within a relational field with our other-than-human kin, a necessity in these times of ecological and biodiversity decline.
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