Botany One

A new study finds that cities can support more wild bee species by planting a greater variety of flower shapes—not just more flowers.

Thrips, tiny insects often seen as pests, play a key role in pollinating many plants.

Botany One interviews Dr Oscar Pérez-Escobar, a passionate orchidologist from Colombia that looks to untangle the evolutionary history of this megadiverse group.

Rare fritillaries stage remarkable comeback, revealing their resilient dormancy strategy against extreme flooding conditions.

Far-red light boosts tomato photosynthesis in low-light conditions, but offers no benefit at higher intensities, suggesting optimal greenhouse lighting depends on intensity levels.

A rainforest flower has evolved to look and smell like a pile of dead leaves, convincing enough to trick a beetle into pollinating it.

A new tool generates images of stomata that improve the accuracy of stomal detection by deep learning models.

Botany One interviews Dr Carla Maldonado, a Bolivian botanist passionate for conservation.

Buriti seeds may be sensitive to drying out, but a thorough analysis of their anatomy and physiology reveals surprising resilience to water stress.

A unique South African plant brings together fire, bees, and ants in a clever strategy to ensure its survival and reproduction.

Botany One interviews Dr Zong-Xin Ren, a pollination ecologist fascinated with natural history and orchids.

Human-introduced trees are silently reshaping US forests, eliminating rare native species.