The Canary Islands are renowned for their breathtaking landscapes and unique endemic flora. From the ancient laurel forests to striking succulents and vibrant wildflowers, this archipelago hosts extraordinary plant species, each adapted to the region’s diverse climates and volcanic habitats.

Struggling to make a smelly onion or an unripe pepper exciting for your biology students? Grab a simple optical microscope and transform boredom into curiosity! You will discover the vibrant colour palette of plant pigments hidden in food crops we eat every day.

Alongside grinning pumpkins and creepy skeletons, the botanical world brings its own spine-tingling magic to Halloween. Let’s uncover the secrets of some fascinating plants with hidden surprises—like those that produce blood-red juices.

Are you looking for a strategy to teach botany in a more captivating way? In this post, we interview Glaucia Silva, a young Brazilian botanist who got inspiration from botanical references found in Taylor Swift’s songs and made up a brilliant method to grab the attention of tired and bored biology students.

Since ancient times, humans all around the globe have used herbal remedies in traditional practices to maintain good health and treat pathological conditions. At IBC2024, Professor Nokwanda P. Makunga brought us through a journey to discover the richness of the native flora used by local people in South Africa and their incredible properties – revealed by using cutting-edge technologies.

All around the globe, several institutions are striving to protect plant biodiversity - threatened by climate change, pollution, and resource exploitation. Botany One met with experts of the San Diego Natural History Museum to know more about their plant preservation initiative across the US-Mexico border.

The XX International Botanical Congress officially started with an inspirational talk by Sandra Knapp - distinguished researcher at the Department of Life Sciences of the Natural history Museum of London (UK) - who reaffirmed the key role of plants as Nature’s heartbeat in terrestrial ecosystems.

Since ancestral times, humans had shown deep emotional and cultural connection with beautiful, colourful, and fragrant floral structures. But … What makes a flower? This Botanical Pill addresses this fascinating question by briefly introducing the ABC of flower development and presenting recent insights into the real functions of specific floral organs.

Changing colours of leaves mark seasonal progression in temperate regions: while bright green baby leaves announce springtime, the gorgeous yellow to red palette of falling leaves anticipate wintertime. In this Botanical Pill, we will explore the microscopic life of a leaf, from its birth at the shoot apex to its death through a life cycle-dependent process called senescence.

To celebrate the “International Day of Girls and Women in Science”, Botany One highlights six exceptional female researchers who greatly contributed to shed new light on Plant Photobiology – a scientific discipline that studies the effects of light on biological processes in green organisms.

A global team of plant experts harnessed new tools to map worldwide hotspots of botanical evolution over millions of years, revealing overlooked regions crucial for protecting nature's phylogenetic diversity against extinction.

Pumpkins, the hallmark of the most terrifying night of the year, are not the only botanical species that give rise to dreadful feelings. Let’s discover some creepy, freaky, greedy plants that seem spawned from horror stories.