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Glass Menagerie, 1863–1936

The father-and-son duo Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka crafted thousands of scientifically accurate models of plants and sea creatures as teaching aids.

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Slideshow: The Lifelike Glass Models of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka

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Can Plants See? In the Wake of a Controversial Study, the Answer’s Still Unclear

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As Carbon Dioxide Goes Up, Plants’ Nutrient Content Declines

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Fernanda, a Fernandina giant tortoise (<em>Chelonoidis phantasticus</em>), was identified in 2019, decades after her species supposedly went extinct.

When an Extinct Species Is Found Alive, What Happens Next?

Andy Carstens | | 6 min read

A C-fern (Ceratopteris richardii) growing in a pot

Genome Spotlight: C-fern (Ceratopteris richardii)

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 5 min read

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Caught on Camera

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The Double Life of a Fungus: Defends Beetle, Attacks Plant

Andy Carstens | | 4 min read

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Adriana Hoffmann, Botanist and Environmentalist, Dies at Age 82

Natalia Mesa, PhD | | 4 min read

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Arctic Greening Won’t Save the Climate—Here’s Why

Donatella ZonaandThe Conversation | | 4 min read

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More Than 9,000 Tree Species Await Scientific Description

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 2 min read

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Researchers Identify Novel Long-Tongued Fly Species

Nick Dall | | 4 min read

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Genome Spotlight: Lychee (Litchi chinensis)

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 3 min read

Formed of various flowers, this personification cartoon of a female botanist, painted by George Spratt, was pasted into Allen’s copy of The English Flora.

La Botaniste, 1810–1865

Sukanya Charuchandra | | 2 min read

Invasive <em>Phragmites australis</em> in North Carolina's Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Genome Spotlight: Common Reed (Phragmites australis)

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 3 min read

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Contrary to Common Belief, Some Older Trees Make Fewer Seeds

Annie Melchor | | 2 min read

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Plants Use RNA to Talk to Neighbors

Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | | 4 min read

Yuan Longping wearing a longsleeve white shirt, doing an interview in a rice field.

Hybrid Rice Developer Yuan Longping Dies at 90

Lisa Winter | | 2 min read

different varieties of ground and unground coffee beans in bowls and plates on a table

Rediscovered Coffee Species Tastes Great, Tolerates Warmth: Study

Shawna Williams | | 2 min read

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Seventeen “Extinct” European Plant Species Found Alive

Katarina Zimmer | | 6 min read

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Paleobotanist Brian Axsmith Dies

Claire Jarvis | | 2 min read

two pages of the En Tibi herbarium, showing two dried plants

A Smiling Garden, 1558

Ashley Yeager | | 3 min read

Image of the Day: Fragmented Habitat

Emily Makowski | | 1 min read

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