News
Corpse flowers and flesh flies: why so many plants and fungi smell like death
Right now, people are lining up at the Geelong Botanic Gardens to see and smell the giant corpse flower, a rare plant that stinks like a dead body.
Tag: plants
Science & Environment
The surprising reason flowers wilt
Wilting flowers might not signal poor flower or plant health, but rather the effects of a sophisticated resource management strategy in plants, millions of years in the making.
Education Resources
Science Experiment – Sunflower
Harness the power of the wind with your own windmill
News
New population of aquatic carnivorous plant found in the Kimberley
Scientists have discovered a new population of the critically endangered waterwheel plant after a 10-year search.
Wildlife
How ‘secret agents’ protect our crops and gardens
Insect pests cause a huge amount of damage to crops globally. In Australia alone, pests are responsible for around A$360 million of crop losses a year.
Wildlife
Obsessed with moss? You should read this first
Almost anything green can become a weed, even moss.
Science & Environment
Native hibiscus dulls male libido, says Indigenous botanist
Could our native hibiscus be the answer to male birth control?
Destinations
10 regional botanic gardens you need to visit
Australia’s regional botanic gardens are ‘living museums’, not merely places of scenic beauty.
Wildlife
Seabird poo has some island tree species “addicted”
Seabirds produce ultra-fertile soils that suit special plants.
