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A new study shows that moss spore longevity depends strongly on developmental stage and storage conditions, with important consequences for dispersal and establishment.

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Botany One interviews Dr Sreetama Bhadra, an evolutionary biologist fascinated by how plants duplicate, rearrange and reshape their genomes as they adapt and diversify.

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A US study compares residential developments, showing how replacing turfgrass with native plants triples insect diversity and conserves water.

Understanding how plants make this sunscreen could lead to more resilient, higher yielding crops

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This week: Pollinators in the City, Seeds in the Bank, and Speed Dating in the Soil.

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This week: Photobiology, clonal reproduction and fossilised fruits.

Plants tracked the final hours of an enigmatic man's life.

Land hermit crabs and cockroaches may help disperse the seeds of Balanophora fungosa, adding another surprising twist to the unusual ecology of these parasitic plants.

Researchers have teamed up with Belgian citizens to conduct a mass match-making experiment between cold-tolerant soybeans and rhizobia.

Botany One interviews Julien L. Bota, a plant and landscape ecologist fascinated by the surprising relationships connecting plants with animals, microbes and their environments.

And how they might have helped save the future of American apples

Seeds kept in storage for years turned out different from fresh ones taken from the same wild populations, showing why seed backups are so useful.

Study reveals the factors shaping pollinator visits to city gardens.

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This week: Sneaky plants get to the top

The world's most famous race is named after a vegetable.

Study shows how to combine design and ecology to feed urban pollinators.

Over 80,000 accidental plant exposures in France, and the deadliest mistakes were mostly made by people who thought they knew what they were picking.

The oldest specimens at one of the world’s greatest botanical collections predate Darwin. Now it is open to anyone with an internet connection

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Full time, fixed-term position until 30 June 2030. Located at our Camden Campus. Opportunity to join a research team focused on oat crown rust in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences in the…