Imagine your houseplant sending you a message: “I’m thirsty — could you water me?” Or a rice field alerting a farmer to a disease outbreak before a single leaf shows visible damage. These scenarios ...

Cyborg Botany is emerging as a new field of research where plants are being developed into interactive living technology. At ...

From plant names to notions of native species, many aspects of the natural world are shaped by empire. We need to decolonise, says the author of a new book – but not all experts agree When Banu ...

Have you ever heard of burning bay leaves to purify the environment or relax? This ancient practice is going viral again, and ...

We’ve learned a lot about plants throughout this series, but there’s much more to discover. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll peek into the future of botany. We’ll consider current plant ...