Plant Science
Plant Science
More Than a Decade of Research Yields New Guide to Palms of Belize
Posted in Plant Science
We have combined our interests in plant systematics and ethnobotany to produce a compact yet comprehensive treatment of the most visible and highly useful plant ... Read MoreHistory & People, Plant Science
Remembering Thomas E. Lovejoy and Edward O. Wilson
Posted in History & People, Plant Science
This past weekend, two world-renowned biologists who were stalwart advocates for scientific research, biodiversity collections, and plant conservation at The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) ... Read MorePlant Science
The Unsettling Lifecycle of a Zombified Ant
Posted in Plant Science
Some of the things we study here at NYBG are a little creepier than others. Hear from João Araújo, Ph.D., Assistant Curator of Mycology at ... Read MoreInside our Collections, Plant Science
Cosmic Views of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt
Posted in Inside our Collections, Plant Science
Humboldt’s ideas were based on the view of the harmonic order of the Universe, a concept called cosmos, borrowed from ancient Greek philosophy. Read MoreInside our Collections, Plant Science
Frasera caroliniensis: The Anticipation of an Impending Bloom
Posted in Inside our Collections, Plant Science
It was a rare plant alert, the absolute best category of communication. Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, Plant Science
Now Available: NYBG Scientist’s Updated Book on Biocultural Conservation
Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science
Paul Alan Cox, Executive Director of the Brain Chemistry Labs in Jackson, Wyoming, and Michael Balick recently published Plants, People and Culture: The Science of ... Read MorePlant Science
What Is a Seed?
Posted in Plant Science
Fruits enclose and protect seeds. So what is a seed? Read MorePlant Science, Videos
In the Lab with Tynisha Smalls
Posted in Plant Science, Videos
From studying the genomes of plants in the lab to learning how plants can support us medicinally and nutritionally, NYBG's experts have taken many paths ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, History & People, Plant Science
Now Available: Two Volumes on the Plants, People, and Culture of Palau in Micronesia
Posted in Environment & Conservation, History & People, Plant Science
The just-released Ethnobotany of Palau: Plants, People and Island Culture is a two-volume series published by The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) Read MoreInside our Collections, Plant Science
A Botanical Puzzle of the 20th Century
Posted in Inside our Collections, Plant Science
In Japan in 1941, paleobotanist Shigeru Miki (1901–74) discovered a conifer genus preserved in fossils that had been collected across the Northern Hemisphere. Read MoreSUBSCRIBE
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