Forests hiding in plain sight
A new global analysis looking at the distribution of forests and woodlands has ‘found’ 467 million hectares of previously unreported
My, what big teeth you’ve got…
How does domestication occur? Can we learn from it to develop new animal breeds and crop varieties for food?
Secrets of Australia’s rangelands uncovered
The secrets of the understudied Australian rangelands, which make up 81% of the continent, have been exposed in new scientific work.
Gardening in the face of a changing climate
Since 1880, the average global temperature has increased by 0.8°℃, with large changes in rainfall redistribution. With these changing conditions upon us,
How the warming world could turn many plants and animals into climate refugees
Finding the optimum environment and avoiding uninhabitable conditions has been a challenge facing species throughout the history of life on
Devil’s Gardens and demon gardeners
Imagine you are hacking your way through the Amazon rainforest and you venture across a grove completely devoid of ground
Cryptic but important genetic differences within species
As Charles Darwin noted, the physical differences between individuals of a species are important for their future survival and success (or not).
Tales from the forest – Teak
Teak is one of the most valuable timber trees in the world, but where did it originally come from… A tropical
The sexual frustration of the isolated tree
Habitat clearance is threatening global biodiversity. In many places, isolated trees are all that remains of once extensive forest. So
The maladapted future is here – it’s just not evenly distributed*
Why do we need to take urgent account of current climate maladaptation in ecological restoration….. I am sitting in my office
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