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Ep. 422 - Investigating Invasiveness
Episode 422
What makes some plants invasive? This is an extremely complex question with many possible answers, but that hasn't stopped Dr. Kali Mattingly from ta…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 421 - Pawpaw & Floral Mimicry Revisited
Episode 421
The world of floral mimicry really busts open traditional views on pollination. This spectrum of strategies involves things like poop and carrion mim…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 420 - Botany in the Big Apple
Episode 420
As our world becomes increasingly urbanized, understanding how plants adjust to such conditions has never been more important. Cities like New York h…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 419 - Ant Dispersal Revisited
Episode 419
What started as a question about some strange "seeds" in ant ant nest turned into an explosion of scientific investigations into the links between oa…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 418 - Resisting the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Episode 418
The hemlock woolly adelgid has devastated hemlock populations throughout eastern North America and climate change is only going to make things worse …
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 417 - Coping with Change as an Alpine Plant
Episode 417
Environmental change is something that all organisms must deal with throughout their life. This is especially true for long-lived plants. Adapt or di…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 416 - Duckweed Microbiomes
Episode 416
The group of plants collectively referred to as "duckweeds" are full of superlatives. Duckweeds boast the smallest flowers in the world, the smallest…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 415 - Inside the Minds of Bees
Episode 415
Thoughts, Memories, Personalities... These aren't concepts that readily jump to mind when someone says bees, but Dr. Stephen Buchmann is here to tel…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 414 - Tales from an Accidental Botanist
Episode 414
When it comes to habitat rehabilitation, making native plant diversity a high priority will greatly increase your chances of success. Healthy, divers…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 413 - Down the Redbud Rabbit Hole
Episode 413
When it comes to plants, there are more unknowns than knowns, even for very familiar species. You never know where even seemingly simple questions ca…
3 years, 5 months ago