Grass began as a modest plant but evolved into one of the planet's most dominant life forms. This video reveals how it spread ...

A closer look at the "mesocosms" — mini-environments used to conduct experiments — used in this study. The team assembled plant communities in garden pots, and, at the end of the experiment, clipped ...

Every species, from the apex predator down to the smallest plant and fungi, plays a specific role in the ecosystem that they are native to. However, when a non-native species is introduced to an ...

Carlos Magdalena, whose botanical adventures have shades of Indiana Jones, was a driving force in saving the world’s smallest water lily and finding the largest one. He has been called the “plant ...

Carly Stevens receives funding for her work on limestone pavements from the Natural Environment Research Council. This research was funded by The Botanical Research Fund, The Wildflower Society and a ...