Botany
Nikon Announces the Winners of its “Small World” Competition
See a selection of beautiful images captured by scientists gazing through light microscopes
Sinfully Delicious Apples That You Should Never Try to Eat
Inspired by the work of Cornell scientists, Los Angeles-based Jessica Rath creates sculptures and photographs of the autumn fruit
Picture-Perfect Bonsai
In a new book, botanical photographer Jonathan Singer focuses his lens on the potted plants
A Smithsonian Botanist Suggests an Evotourism Site
We turned to John Kress, an expert on how plants and birds co-evolved over time, for his pick for an evolution vacation
Tom Mirenda on Orchids
The Natural History Museum's orchid expert talks about the beloved flowers
The Secrets Behind Your Flowers
Chances are the bouquet you're about to buy came from Colombia. What's behind the blooms?
The Story of Bartram's Garden
Outside of Philadelphia, America's first botanical garden once supplied seeds to Founding Fathers and continues to inspire plant-lovers today
The Great British Tea Heist
Botanist Robert Fortune traveled to China and stole trade secrets of the tea industry, discovering a fraud in the process
The Venus Flytrap's Lethal Allure
Native only to the Carolinas, the carnivorous plant that draws unwitting insects to its spiky maw now faces dangers of its own
Cracking the DNA Code
On a small island near Washington, D.C., Smithsonian researchers have found a genetic code that could revolutionize botany
The Cahaba: A River of Riches
An unsung Alabama waterway is one of the most biologically diverse places in the nation, home to rare flora and fauna
Flowers Writ Large
With his Botanica Magnifica, podiatrist-turned-photographer Jonathan Singer captures flowers on the grandest of scales
What's Killing the Aspen?
The signature tree of the Rockies is in trouble
Photo Find
With a rolleiflex camera, a pioneering botanist documented his fieldwork—and created art
Arctic Dispatch: Thermokarst and Toolik
The team studies consequences of the Arctic’s warming temperatures
35 Who Made a Difference: Mark Plotkin
An ethnobotanist takes up the cause of rain forest conservation
Fakahatchee Ghosts
But no exorcisms, please these rare orchids are the stars of a hit movie and a best-selling book
Sherlock of Spuds
In a case that could reveal the villain behind the Irish Potato Famine, the gumshoe is a plant scientist
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