Botany Thought Of The Day: Little Shop of Horrors

Today’s post is adapted from Dr. Hans-Hermann Thulke of the University of Gottingen study published in The American NaturalistPlants are able to make complex decisions and assess risks and adopt strategies based on the circumstances to maximize chances of producing offspring.The study focused on the European Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) plants and a specialized species of […]

Biology Thought of the Day: Photosynthesis

Plants are able to create energy from sunlight through the process of photosynthesis. Manmade solar panels were created to do the same thing, though it turns out they are much better at it than plants, as some solar panels are about ten times more efficient at generating electricity. However, the process isn’t perfect. One lab […]