Recovery after mining may begin close to the ground, with mosses and liverworts helping new ecosystems take shape.

Horticulturalists begin moving and propagating plants before the rusty and warped Palm House begins renovation – but some are too tall to save

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Carnivorous plants capture and digest insects for nutrients, an adaptive strategy typically found in wetlands. This study identifies carnivory in the alpine Saxifraga plant lineage, supporting Darwin's hypothesis of carnivory in this genus.

‘Lielaphis slashi’ is a nonvenomous groundsnake discovered in the forests of New Guinea

The Grand Carajás project has made the country a mining superpower, but communities living in its shadow face pollution, displacement and silenced histories

It's been a tightly fought race, but watch as naturalist and presenter Chris Packham reveals the Guardian's Invertebrate of the year 2026.

An herbarium must have its specimens processed, identified and accessioned so that members of the botanical community can readily consult these materials. However, many herbaria struggle to keep up wi...

Polytrichastrum alpinum has shown promising anticancer activity in laboratory tests, reducing the survival and spread of canine mammary tumour cells.

The Guardian goes on the ground with Brazilian forces fighting to eradicate mining that has destroyed protected areas of Indigenous land

Our annual New Phytologist Editor-in-Chief Symposium will be held on Friday, 3 July 2026, at the University of Tartu, home institution of New Phytologist’s Editor-in-Chief Maarja Öpik.

It’s the Royal Albert Hall birthday party for Britain’s most beloved broadcaster. Which big names will do the speeches? What will the orchestra play? And will it all be overshadowed by the great man’s TV clips? Follow along here Welcome one and all to The Guardian’s liveblog of David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth. You will be pleased to know, as I certainly am, that this is not a century-long liveblog. Instead it exists to cover the 90-minute Albert Hall spectacular that BBC One is airing tonight. You may already be aware that today is Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, and so this is an extremely fitting tribute. Our greatest living national treasure is the subject of what’s being billed as “a journey of exploration and discovery through the prism of Sir David’s extraordinary life and career.” In short, there will be music, there will be film, there will be recollections and, if we’re lucky, there will be cake. Continue reading...