http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk The Blog of The New York Botanical Garden Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:01:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/unraveling-the-herbarium/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/unraveling-the-herbarium/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:00:19 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=31956 Cracking the genetics of age-old plant specimens means pushing technology forward.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/unraveling-the-herbarium/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/bringing-lichens-down-to-earth/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/bringing-lichens-down-to-earth/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:00:45 +0000 Jessi Allen http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=30818 Jessi Allen investigates treetop lichen without ever leaving the ground.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/bringing-lichens-down-to-earth/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/las-orquideas-racing-the-clock/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/las-orquideas-racing-the-clock/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:51:31 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=31606 NYBG botanist Paola Pedraza tackles the Tropical Andes of Colombia in a race against the clock.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/las-orquideas-racing-the-clock/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/science/theres-a-new-fungus-amongst-us/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/science/theres-a-new-fungus-amongst-us/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:01:28 +0000 Roy Halling http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=29628 Mushrooms are popping up all over during this wet fall including one never seen before at NYBG.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/science/theres-a-new-fungus-amongst-us/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/people/design-infused-with-nature/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/people/design-infused-with-nature/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:00:25 +0000 Arlene Ellis http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=26533 Combining her love of science and art, Arlene Ellis creates stunning designs based on NYBG flowers.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/people/design-infused-with-nature/feed/ 4 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/06/science/nybg-scientists-travel-the-world-for-new-species/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/06/science/nybg-scientists-travel-the-world-for-new-species/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:05:05 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=24685 81 new plant species! And that's just what we discovered in 2011.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/06/science/nybg-scientists-travel-the-world-for-new-species/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/learning/a-worthy-event-ecohacknyc/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/learning/a-worthy-event-ecohacknyc/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:33:53 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=22624 EcoHackNYC is a chance for NYC-area scientists to have computer programmers work collaboratively with them to create illustrative and instructive Web-based projects based on their data.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/learning/a-worthy-event-ecohacknyc/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/science/petunias-rare-and-red/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/science/petunias-rare-and-red/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:36:49 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=21763 An unassuming but rare petunia is being raised in our greenhouse.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/science/petunias-rare-and-red/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-17/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-17/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:34:39 +0000 William R. Buck http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=19983 The last day of Bill's trip to Cape Horn ends with a bryological bang!]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-17/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-16/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-16/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:00:46 +0000 William R. Buck http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=19981 February 5, 2012; Isla Londonderry, Puerto Fortuna, approximately 54º54′S, 70º26′W Last night after dinner, I stood under the tarp that tents the hold where our dryers are kept, listening to the rain. Juan came out and said, “You enjoy this weather!” I looked at him quizzically, and he continued, “I can tell by the expression [...]]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-16/feed/ 0