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Aphids Leave Fingerprints on the Underside of Oak Leaves
https://www.botany.one/aphids-leave-fingerprints-on-the-underside-of-oak-leaves/

Half the world's leaf surface faces downwards, and until recently nobody had checked whether the bacteria living there were doing anything different.
#Botany #PlantScience

Aphids Leave Fingerprints on the Underside of Oak Leaves
https://www.botany.one/aphids-leave-fingerprints-on-the-underside-of-oak-leaves/

Half the world's leaf surface faces downwards, and until recently nobody had checked whether the bacteria living there were doing anything different.
#Botany #PlantScience

I hate how tech bros have pushed so many others to adopt their language and approach.

Looking at a PhD announcement where they talk about how food security is endangered by climate change and other phenomena, then says "will tackle these intertwined challenges by pioneering disruptive biotechnological solutions"

Uh...it was disruption that got us here.

#FuckAI #ClimateChange #PlantScience

I hate how tech bros have pushed so many others to adopt their language and approach.

Looking at a PhD announcement where they talk about how food security is endangered by climate change and other phenomena, then says "will tackle these intertwined challenges by pioneering disruptive biotechnological solutions"

Uh...it was disruption that got us here.

#FuckAI #ClimateChange #PlantScience

Why Some Plants Need a Bear's Stomach to Sprout
https://www.botany.one/why-some-plants-need-a-bears-stomach-to-sprout/

To germinate in India's dry forests, some seeds must pass through a sloth bear's gut. Its digestion softens rock-hard seeds to regenerate native flora, but with an unexpected twist: it also unintentionally helps spread an invasive plant.
#Botany #PlantScience

Why Some Plants Need a Bear's Stomach to Sprout
https://www.botany.one/why-some-plants-need-a-bears-stomach-to-sprout/

To germinate in India's dry forests, some seeds must pass through a sloth bear's gut. Its digestion softens rock-hard seeds to regenerate native flora, but with an unexpected twist: it also unintentionally helps spread an invasive plant.
#Botany #PlantScience

Meet the Brazilian Cerrado’s Greatest Impostor
https://www.botany.one/meet-the-brazilian-cerrados-greatest-impostor/

Researchers discover the first case of floral mimicry in South America, showing how a nectarless orchid poses as a Jacaranda to deceive pollinators.
#Botany #PlantScience

Meet the Brazilian Cerrado’s Greatest Impostor
https://www.botany.one/meet-the-brazilian-cerrados-greatest-impostor/

Researchers discover the first case of floral mimicry in South America, showing how a nectarless orchid poses as a Jacaranda to deceive pollinators.
#Botany #PlantScience

We are looking for a Scientist in #PlantCellBiology here at @[email protected] in Einbeck.

The position is in our Doubled Haploid Research Unit, and the work can be done onsite or remote!

This is a two-year contract.

jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob #PlantScience

Plant Cell Biologist (m/f/d)

We are looking for a Scientist in #PlantCellBiology here at @[email protected] in Einbeck.

The position is in our Doubled Haploid Research Unit, and the work can be done onsite or remote!

This is a two-year contract.

jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob #PlantScience

Plant Cell Biologist (m/f/d)

Why natural forests survive heat waves better than planted forests

New research reveals a balance between two important aspects of forest resilience: the ability to resist damage during a weather event and the ability to recover afterward.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/why-natural-forests-survive-heat-waves-better-than-planted-forests/ #PlantScience #Forest

Image: Trees line a gorge of the Yangtze River. Credit: Pexels.

Why natural forests survive heat waves better than planted forests

New research reveals a balance between two important aspects of forest resilience: the ability to resist damage during a weather event and the ability to recover afterward.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/why-natural-forests-survive-heat-waves-better-than-planted-forests/ #PlantScience #Forest

Image: Trees line a gorge of the Yangtze River. Credit: Pexels.

The Week in Botany August 10, 2026
https://www.botany.one/the-week-in-botany-august-10-2026/

Lemurs, people-pleasing flowers, interactions between plants and pollinators, an interview with Larissa Verona and more.
#Botany #PlantScience

The Week in Botany August 10, 2026
https://www.botany.one/the-week-in-botany-august-10-2026/

Lemurs, people-pleasing flowers, interactions between plants and pollinators, an interview with Larissa Verona and more.
#Botany #PlantScience

Monotropa uniflora
https://www.botany.one/monotropa-uniflora/

Something strange in your neighbourhood? Who you gonna call? Skip the Ghostbusters and try a botanist.
#Botany #PlantScience

Monotropa uniflora
https://www.botany.one/monotropa-uniflora/

Something strange in your neighbourhood? Who you gonna call? Skip the Ghostbusters and try a botanist.
#Botany #PlantScience

#News: MIT study finds #Plants can hear the #rain! 🌧️🌱 #Sound vibrations of raindrops literally shake tiny structures inside #seeds, waking them up and causing them to sprout up to 40% faster! 🌿🎵 #PlantScience #NatureIsAmazing #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-04-23/plants-rain-sound-study-seeds/106585020?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Science Shared: August 8
https://www.botany.one/science-shared-august-8/

This week: Difference in Monkeyflowers, Strange Harmonics in Bees and more
#Botany #PlantScience