The Pesticide Industry’s Playbook for Poisoning the Earth
87 saves · Jan 18th · Though neonicotinoids are banned in the EU, a sophisticated information war has kept these insecticides — toxic to bees and birds — on the…
Golf ball-sized hail, a dust storm, two people struck by lightning — and that's just 24 hours…
2 min read · Jan 20th · From rain and hail pelting recently razed firegrounds to a fast-moving dust storm blocking out the sun in western New South Wales, the weather…
Eucalypts: 10 things you may not know about an iconic Australian
8 min read · From 2018 · Eucalypts dominate our landscapes from the bush to our backyards, paddocks, parks and pavements. But how much do you really know about them
How trees secretly talk to each other in the forest
20 saves · 2018-11-26 · What do trees talk about? In the Douglas fir forests of Canada, see how trees “talk” to each other by forming underground symbiotic relationships—called…
'Once they're gone, they're gone': the fight to save the giant sequoia
4 min read · 37 saves · 2019-10-06 · A conservation group plans to buy the largest privately owned sequoia grove as the climate crisis threatens the species’ future
Scientists are racing to reengineer the banana before it’s gone forever
4 min read · 76 saves · 2019-09-11 · Adele Peters · A deadly fungus is spreading through banana plantations, and the cloned bananas we eat are defenseless. In labs around the world, scientists are trying…
Decoding the Mathematical Secrets of Plants’ Stunning Leaf Patterns
4 min read · 12 saves · 2019-06-06 · A Japanese shrub’s unique foliage arrangment leads botanists to rethink plant growth models
Why 'plant blindness' matters — and what you can do about it
5 min read · 12 saves · 2019-04-29 · A phenomenon called "plant blindness" means we tend to underappreciate the flora around us. That can have disastrous consequences not only for the environment,…
Oliver Sacks: The Healing Power of Gardens
5 min read · Paywall possible · 50 saves · 2019-04-18 · Oliver Sacks · Even for people who are deeply disabled neurologically, nature can be more powerful than any medication.
Watch a Flower That Seems to Remember When Pollinators Will Come Calling
2 min read · Paywall possible · 11 saves · 2019-04-20 · Cara Giaimo · A colorful Peruvian plant dispenses its pollen according to a savvy, memory-based system, new research suggests.