Plants Archive
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![It has long been known that plants grow directionally, curving and following sunlight to maximise rates of photosynthesis: twelve year olds across the country have […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Sunflower-Field-Hungary-800px-115x115.png "Sunflower slants")
Sunflower slants
Posted on July 22, 2017 | No CommentsIt has long been known that plants grow directionally, curving and following sunlight to maximise rates of photosynthesis: twelve year olds across the country have […] -
![More than a fifth of all known plant species on earth are under serious threat from extinction, according to the latest State of the World’s […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ochna-dolicharthros-115x115.jpg "Fifth of the world’s plants face extinction")
Fifth of the world’s plants face extinction
Posted on May 17, 2016 | No CommentsMore than a fifth of all known plant species on earth are under serious threat from extinction, according to the latest State of the World’s […] -
![Hemlock, arsenic, cyanide, anthrax… Poison has proven to be one of history’s favourite weapons of choice. It is easy to administer, difficult to suspect and, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/0_carolina_jasmine_close-115x115.jpg "Heartbreak Grass Linked To The Death Of Russian Whistleblower")
Heartbreak Grass Linked To The Death Of Russian Whistleblower
Posted on May 25, 2015 | No CommentsHemlock, arsenic, cyanide, anthrax… Poison has proven to be one of history’s favourite weapons of choice. It is easy to administer, difficult to suspect and, […] -
![Kew Gardens is home to over 30,000 types of plant. The herbarium has over 7 million preserved plant specimens. The seed bank holds over a […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Kew Garden Funding Criticised by MPs")
Kew Garden Funding Criticised by MPs
Posted on March 9, 2015 | No CommentsKew Gardens is home to over 30,000 types of plant. The herbarium has over 7 million preserved plant specimens. The seed bank holds over a […] -
![Fog over the Forest: How do the land and atmosphere affect one another? We all know that humans are changing the planet’s surface – deforestation, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Land-atmosphere-195x110.jpg "Environmental Damage: Positive Feedback?")
Environmental Damage: Positive Feedback?
Posted on February 27, 2015 | No CommentsFog over the Forest: How do the land and atmosphere affect one another? We all know that humans are changing the planet’s surface – deforestation, […] -
![Last week new legislation was passed in the EU which will be likely to make a large impact on European agriculture. Governments now have more power […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "EU relaxes regulations on GM crops")
EU relaxes regulations on GM crops
Posted on January 18, 2015 | No CommentsLast week new legislation was passed in the EU which will be likely to make a large impact on European agriculture. Governments now have more power […] -
![We would be forgiven for thinking that evolution, combined with selective breeding, has made crop growth as effective as it can be. But it would seem […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Bionic Plants")
Bionic Plants
Posted on October 15, 2014 | No CommentsWe would be forgiven for thinking that evolution, combined with selective breeding, has made crop growth as effective as it can be. But it would seem […] -
Sugars drive ‘Plant-time’
Posted on October 29, 2013 | No CommentsScientists from the University of Cambridge have shown that plant sugars help tune the time of their internal circadian clocks. Knowing the time is a […]
