The Real Reason Most Gardeners Say Their Second Year Garden Always Outperforms the First, And It Has Nothing to Do With Experience

For many backyard gardeners, the first year feels like a battle against everything they do not understand. They spend months ...

Cacti spines, snake fangs, snail love darts – oh my! How function drives the evolution of nature’s puncture tools

The act of puncture – stabbing something with a sharp tool – is incredibly widespread in the natural world. Examples of ...
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Water Uptake and Transport in Vascular Plants

How does water move through plants to get to the top of tall trees? Here we describe the pathways and mechanisms driving water uptake and transport through plants, and causes of flow disruption. Water ...