World’s plants collated in one huge database
An ambitious project aims to catalogue the world’s entire plant species by 2020.
An ambitious project aims to catalogue the world’s entire plant species by 2020.
Plants are known to respond to light, but they can respond – and produce – sounds as well, new research says.
Algal blooms cause serious, even fatal, problems in our waterways, but we know little about what causes them.
Trees have the same kind of biological clock that causes humans to suffer from jetlag, new research shows.
Heat can be a powerful weapon against predators, yet some chillies thrive without the fiery chemicals. Now we know why.
Even the most powerful survival instincts can sometimes lead Australian species astray.
A unique orchid that produced flowers only for one night has been discovered in Papua New Guinea.
The Australian flooded gum is the world’s most farmed tree – and now scientists have unlocked the secrets of its DNA.
Banksias have been burning across Australia for much longer than experts thought, says a new study.
Botanically rich Fitzgerald National Park in WA is at threat from a deadly fungal disease, say experts.