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sporangia of ferns

Life

See the explosive life of fern fronds under the microscope

Ferns hide hundreds of ingenious natural catapults under their leaves – waiting to disperse spores far and wide. This glowing close-up captures the detail

Regulars

Plants growing out of a tree branch

Life

Fijian ants grow their own plant cities and farm tropical fruits

News

sunflowers

Life

Mystery of why some sunflowers track the sun across skies solved

News

A world of wonders: Exploring <em>The Cabaret of Plants</em>

Earth

A world of wonders: Exploring The Cabaret of Plants

CultureLab

Nettling conundrum

Environment

Nettling conundrum

Regulars

Cyborg rose has electric circuits running through polymer veins

Earth

Cyborg rose has electric circuits running through polymer veins

News

Stinking corpse flower is poised to unfurl live on video today

Life

Stinking corpse flower is poised to unfurl live on video today

Regulars

Moon's gravity could govern plant movement like the tides

Life

Moon's gravity could govern plant movement like the tides

News

Killers, kicks and cures: Our complex relationship with plants

Earth

Killers, kicks and cures: Our complex relationship with plants

CultureLab

<i>The Nature of Crops</i>: Why do we eat so few of the edible plants?

Life

The Nature of Crops: Why do we eat so few of the edible plants?

From Roman toilet gods to fat hen, good stories abound in this book about why we eat only particular plants

CultureLab

Earth

Cushion plants harbour tiny mountain worlds inside

News

Life

Forget the white/blue dress, is this seaweed blue or red?

Regulars

Life

Everything's coming up roses after scent gene is found

News

Earth

'Plant messiah' dodges crocodiles to save rare water lilies

Opinion