THE authors of this little work are both teachers of Natural Science in the University of Melbourne and it is specially intended for the use of students in Australia. With this object in view it would ...

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Launching his kayak into the St. Johns River on a nearly cloudless day in northern Florida, a retired environmental engineer named Dean Campbell heads south, leading a tour to Mount Royal, an ancient ...

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Based on extensive field surveys conducted between 3000 and 5100 metres above sea level, the work documents 317 plant species ...

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In a climate like Wyoming’s, it takes extra effort and care to produce a homegrown potato, tomato or leek. But if you can ...

So how did the omnipresent poinsettia plant become associated with the holiday season? Inquiring minds want to know. The ...

An Oxford botanist reflects on one of the city's most cherished specimens. The plant has been in severe decline, having previously been widespread across the UK and Ireland. Researcher Septian Andriki ...