Plant Science

Conserving Indigenous Solutions to Climate Change in Southern Vanuatu

Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science

Indigenous peoples are stewards of 80 percent of our planet's biodiversity, according to the organizers of this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as ... Read More

Maslins vs. Monocrops: How Looking to the Past Can Change the Future

Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science

We talk a lot about plants here at NYBG. And a big part of plant life, at least in the ways that they relate to ... Read More

NYBG Scientists Working at the Nexus of Food Security, Plant Biodiversity, and the Climate Crisis

Posted in Plant Science

As the world grapples with unprecedented challenges from climate change and food insecurity, recent reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) give a ... Read More

Using Plants as Calendars

Posted in Plant Science

The New York Botanical Garden’s long-term project, Plants and People of Vanuatu, has just published a very interesting and timely paper that comprehensively records how ... Read More

Brad Oberle: Plant Lover, Tree Hugger, and NYBG Scientist

Posted in Plant Science

From the very beginning, Brad Oberle was a nature enthusiast. Read More

NYBG Expands Science Team with Drs. Mauricio Diazgranados and Eric Sanderson

Posted in History & People, Plant Science

We're thrilled to share that two outstanding scholars have joined The New York Botanical Garden’s celebrated Science division over the course of this spring, expanding ... Read More

How Plants Are Used in Centuries-old “Weather Magic” Practices on Islands in the Southwestern Pacific Nation of Vanuatu

Posted in History & People, Plant Science

Together with a group of colleagues in the United States and in Vanuatu, we recently published a study on how plants are used in “weather ... Read More

Not the Last of Us: The Truth about Zombie Fungi

Posted in Plant Science

HBO’s new series The Last of Us has drawn millions of viewers and generated considerable buzz since its release in mid-January. Read More

Cowpeas and the African Diaspora: What Can Natural History Collections Add?

Posted in History & People, Plant Science

Cowpeas, which belong to the legume family of plants, are an annual crop—planted anew from seed each year—grown throughout much of the world. Read More

Cowpeas and the African Diaspora, Part Two: A Life-Giving Crop

Posted in History & People, Plant Science

Genetic, historical, and archeological evidence suggests that cowpeas were domesticated in the Sahelian region of West Africa, and perhaps also in East Africa, several thousand ... Read More