Two small, oval fossils thought to be prehistoric plants are actually the remains of baby marine turtles, researchers have revealed. The fossils, found in rocks…
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The doomsday vaults storing seeds, data and DNA to protect our future
Are we allowed to go in?” I surprise myself with this question, given that I’m staring through the small window of a door into one…
View More The doomsday vaults storing seeds, data and DNA to protect our future‘Just keep going’: the horse-riding 97-year-old botanist battling for England’s wildflowers
Margaret Bradshaw crouches on all fours on Widdybank Fell in Teesdale, being drenched by sheets of horizontal rain. The 97-year-old botanist mumbles the names of…
View More ‘Just keep going’: the horse-riding 97-year-old botanist battling for England’s wildflowers‘Uncharted territory’: more than 2m fungi species yet to be discovered, scientists say
More than 2m fungi species are waiting to be identified around the world in what scientists have called “a new frontier of discovery” for life…
View More ‘Uncharted territory’: more than 2m fungi species yet to be discovered, scientists sayKew Gardens’ Alexandre Antonelli: ‘We may be losing species before we even notice them’
Alexandre Antonelli is director of science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and a professor of systematics and biodiversity at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.…
View More Kew Gardens’ Alexandre Antonelli: ‘We may be losing species before we even notice them’Earthworms help produce as much grain as Russia, say researchers
Earthworms’ contribution to the world’s grain harvest matches that of Russia, according to a study documenting their enormous role in food production. This amounts to…
View More Earthworms help produce as much grain as Russia, say researchersFifth of known species on Earth found in Unesco world heritage sites – survey
A fifth of known life on Earth can be found in Unesco world heritage sites, according to the first survey of the planet’s most important…
View More Fifth of known species on Earth found in Unesco world heritage sites – surveyScientists find vital missing ingredient for healthy vegan diet – algae
Vitamins for vegans made from algae could soon prove to be the most effective solution to replacing an important nutrient missing from plant-based diets, thanks…
View More Scientists find vital missing ingredient for healthy vegan diet – algaePrairie planting takes root in UK as gardeners battle drought and floods
Years of hot dry summers parching lawns and killing off prize blooms have caused many gardeners to switch to using gravel and Mediterranean herbs, trees…
View More Prairie planting takes root in UK as gardeners battle drought and floodsRewetting England’s lowland peat could help meet emissions target, says study
Rewetting about half of England’s lowland peat would be enough to deliver a fifth of the greenhouse gas emissions savings needed from the country’s farming…
View More Rewetting England’s lowland peat could help meet emissions target, says study