Great to chat with @caordonezparra.bsky.social about the ordinary and extraordinary lives of plants for @botany.one

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Did you know... magnolia evolved on earth about 95 million years ago!

Magnolia is so old in fact that it pre-dates the existence of bees and butterflies, meaning they relied on beetles to pollinate in their early days.

Alex Bowles: on the Ordinary yet Extraordinary Life of Plants Botany One interviews Dr Alexander Bowles, an evolutionary botanist interested in the processes that have driven plant and algae diversity

In my latest #MeetingPlantScientists post, I interview @alexmcbowles.bsky.social, who is tackling one of the most fascinating questions in plant science: what drives the extraordinary diversity of plants and algae? @botany.one

#Botany #PlantScience 🧪 www.botany.one/alex-bowles-...

A variety of jungle animals all use one type of tree as a latrine In the cloud forest of Costa Rica, many canopy-dwelling animals do their business in strangler fig trees, perhaps as a way of leaving messages

In the cloud forest of Costa Rica, many canopy-dwelling animals do their business in strangler fig trees, perhaps as a way of leaving messages

This image illustrates how combining perennial genes with prostrate growth genes allows cultivated rice to mimic wild rice.

Wild rice is a perennial, creeping plant. The secret to its perennial growth habit lies in a developmental reversal directed by small RNAs. This image illustrates how combining perennial genes with prostrate growth genes allows cultivated rice to mimic wild rice.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/40GOjDb

Call for Papers: 2026 Focus Issue on Early Land Plant Evolution – Phylogenetics, Paleobotany, and Evo-devo Physiology. Submission Deadline: 03/2026. academic.oup.com/plphys/pages...

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Decline in botanical education threatens response to climate action and food security

*Decline in botanical education threatens response to climate action and food security*

Early, hands-on encounters with plants, inspiring mentors, and emotional connections to nature are among the strongest drivers behind choosing a plant-related path.

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🌱 Dispatch for @currentbiology.bsky.social - Plant evolution: Making a splash!

Discover how plants have evolved to life in water in surprising ways

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Comparative genomics to understand the evolution of water conducting tissues. A great overview by @alexmcbowles.bsky.social 🌱 #nonseedUK25

This year’s @embo.org Workshop is held at the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social. Open to 120 participants, it is over-enrolled with 180 attendees! Thank you to the organizers @isabelmonte.bsky.social, Aino Komatsu, @moodytomato.bsky.social, and Liam Dolan for making this event possible. #EMBOplantEvo

A great opportunity! As a current Glasstone Research Fellow, I’d strongly encourage any early-career researcher to apply.

The hidden history behind every rose blooming this summer Roses don’t look beautiful by accident - humans and nature have shaped them.

"As roses fill gardens and hedgerows this season, there is a story, millions of years in the making, unfolding beneath their petals."

Whether you're a gardener or just a lover of roses, here's their hidden history, from @alexmcbowles.bsky.social 👇
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The hidden history behind every rose blooming this summer Roses don’t look beautiful by accident - humans and nature have shaped them.

The hidden history behind every rose blooming this summer

For @theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-hidden-h...

A story, millions of years in the making, unfolding beneath every petal 🌹🌍

Join @jameswclark.bsky.social and I at #ESEB2025 to discuss the latest research on 'Reductive evolution across the tree of life' - Symposium 32.

We have two exciting invited speakers @rosafernandez.bsky.social and #SvenGould - looking forward to welcoming you in Barcelona

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Great to speak with @biology.ox.ac.uk about my journey to @ox.ac.uk and research on plant evolution

'By studying the plants of the past, we can better understand those of the present and make informed predictions about plants of the future'

Genome duplication in a long-term multicellularity evolution experiment - Nature In the Multicellularity Long Term Evolution Experiment, diploid yeast evolve to be tetraploid under selection for larger multicellular size, revealing how whole-genome duplication can arise due to its...

1/46 Hey folks, we have a new paper out on the MuLTEE. Strap in and I’ll tell you the story of how this “little paper on polyploidy” turned into the most data rich paper our lab has produced, largely thanks to the leadership and work ethic of @kaitong25.bsky.social.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...