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Woman’s wedding ring recovered with an extra carrot
Back in 1995 Lena Påhlsson lost her wedding ring in her kitchen during a holiday baking party. 16 years later, the ring was found in the most surprising of places: Around a small carrot growing in Le… more →
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The Weekly Botanical: June 27
wrote 10 months ago: Robert Krulwich has a way with science explanation. Listeners of Radiolab would know this, those of … more →
The Weekly Botanical: June 20
wrote 11 months ago: Botany news! Post links if you have read anything of interest lately. Pitcher plant uses rain drops … more →
The Weekly Botanical: June 11, 2012
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wrote 11 months ago: Photo from http://academic.sun.ac.za/botzoo/bruce/pollinator_adap.htm The best news in the botanical … more →
The (Bi)Weekly Botanical: June 4
wrote 11 months ago: Adjusting to a new job while getting a root canal isn’t the best situation for posting on time … more →
The Weekly Botanical: April 24-May 1
wrote 1 year ago: The best botanical news of the week! Humboldt State University’s Herbarium recorded their fina … more →
The Weekly Botanical: April 16-23, 2012
wrote 1 year ago: An interesting take on invasive species, climate change and Thoreau Love this article. The first pl … more →
The Weekly Botanical: April 8-15, 2012
wrote 1 year ago: Rodrigo Cruz for The New York Times Links to botanical articles most worth your time from this past … more →
The Weekly Botanical: March 31-April 7, 2012
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wrote 1 year ago: Plant related articles I enjoyed this past week: G.A. Pearson @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database The hunt f … more →
The Weekly Botanical: March 23-30, 2012
wrote 1 year ago: The week’s compilation of my favorite botanical related news: Friends turn mountain into lusci … more →
Cornell corpse plant in full bloom
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wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, I drove to Ithaca to see and smell the corpse plant (Amorphophallus titanum). The photos … more →
The Weekly Botanical: March 9-16, 2012
wrote 1 year ago: The Weekly Botanical is a compilation of my favorite plant-related news from the week: A corpse plan … more →
The Weekly Botanical: March 1 - 8, 2012
wrote 1 year ago: Out of Binghamton University came the cover article of the March 1 issue of Nature. The discovery a … more →
Greenroofs: fields, farms, houses
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wrote 1 year ago: Greenroofs are smart for cities; they help the environment and draw a lot of attention. They manage … more →
Plant grown from 32,000 year old seed
wrote 1 year ago: Headlining the New York Times today is an unbelievable article, Dead for 32,000 years, an Arctic Pla … more →
Woman's wedding ring recovered with an extra carrot
wrote 1 year ago: Back in 1995 Lena Påhlsson lost her wedding ring in her kitchen during a holiday baking party. 16 y … more →
Tree killer pleads not guilty
wrote 1 year ago: There are few people who are actually arrested for killing trees. One of them is Harvey Updyke Jr., … more →
We have more trees than we did 100 years ago
wrote 1 year ago: It’s hard to believe, but research is showing that the United States now has more trees today … more →
The cotton candy trees of Pakistan
wrote 1 year ago: Severe flooding in Pakistan last year has caused considerable damage to the countryside, and humans … more →
The sunless farm a preview of the future?
wrote 2 years ago: Bioengineers are taking a leaf out of the marijuana grower’s book by growing crops in controlled, su … more →
