Botany One

"Our findings show how a hybridization event between species can spark the evolution of new traits, allowing even more species to emerge. We've finally solved the mystery of where potatoes came from." - Sanwen Huang

Dykes are a lifeline for bees. Researchers found nearly half of all Dutch bee species live on river dykes, with 10% being endangered red-listed species.

The exception that proves the rule: Cryptanthus bahianus takes the sweet route, not the aromatic one

Scientists cracked how plants reproduce without sex. The finding could improve crops and on Earth and beyond. But the key to this discovery comes from a plant that annoys many gardeners.

Botany One interviews Dr Duarte Figueiredo, a Portuguese Developmental Biologist interested in the formation of seeds.

New research shows how an invasive plant in China is using copper and lead pollution to oust its native neighbours.

Individual trees carry their own chemical signatures and they may be rewriting the rules of how ecosystems work.

This week we have a project to spotlight women's role in botany, an interview with Ana Bedoya and her work on aquatic plants, and why flowers are about more than pollinators.

In the forest understorey, Spring fires the starting gun on a race to catch sunlight before the forest canopy fills. But changing climates means different plants now start at different times.

How can isolated trees survive rising heat? Botanists have been looking for microrefugia, small locations with favorable conditions for stressed plants.

Recent research using Chinese plants reveals why some flowers have giant petals while others barely show theirs.

Botany One interviews Dr. Ana Bedoya, a Colombian botanist fascinated with the systematics of aquatic plants.