Plant Talk

Pink Never Dyes: International Postage Stamps Colored Pink

Posted in Inside our Collections

Everyone knows the excitement of opening up the mailbox and spotting a letter—wedged between a pile of bills, addressed in handwriting, with a fun stamp ... Read More

Color of Biodiversity

Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science

Pink is not just pretty—it’s primeval. And this year, pink is being honored as PANTONE’s Color of Biodiversity. Read More

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 More

COVID-19 Impacts on Biodiversity Science Collections

Posted in Plant Science

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GEAR UP at NYBG Inspires the Next Generation of Conservationists

Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science

For over a decade, NYBG has partnered with Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) at the Bronx Institute at Lehman College, ... Read More

From the Field: Plants and People of Vanuatu

Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science, Videos

From forest preservation to documenting the local plants and their traditional uses, NYBG scientists have collaborated with the people of Vanuatu since 2015 on projects ... Read More

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: A New Global Assessment by the United Nations

Posted in Environment & Conservation, Garden News

Before this week, most readers probably had not heard of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), but they certainly will know ... Read More

The Amazing Feat of Jeanne Baret

Posted in History & People

Baret was born in France in 1740. Her working-class parents taught her to identify plants for their healing properties, and she became an expert “herb ... Read More