Weedy Resistance: Multispecies Tactics for a Shared Future

Weedy Resistance is a salon-style discussion series exploring what plants and ecological systems can teach us about political resistance and cultural intervention.

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'Paramedic ants' observed treating injured comrades

The social insects have been seen cleaning wounds and possibly administering antibiotics to prevent infection

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Sedate a Plant, and It Seems to Lose Consciousness. Is It Conscious?

Plants can be frozen in place with the same anesthetics used on you during surgery. It suggests they may be less different from animals than is often assumed.

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A graduate student sequenced rats all over Manhattan, and discovered how the city affects their genetic diversity.

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Forests can beat humans at restoration, new study finds

When it comes to restoring deforested landscapes, letting them regenerate naturally through passive means is generally cheaper than human-driven, so-called “active,” restoration techniques like re-planting. But a new study finds…

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Scientists are accusing the seed-and-pesticide giant Monsanto of denying the risks of its latest weedkilling technology. Monsanto has responded by attacking some of its scientific critics.

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Indigenous stories lead scientist to discover plants can hear

A new study demonstrates that plants can sense and move towards the sound of running water.

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Goldfish go months without oxygen by making alcohol inside cells

Goldfish and crucian carp have evolved enzymes that turn carbohydrates into alcohol when no oxygen is available – helping the fish survive in ice-locked pools

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The animals thriving in the Anthropocene

In an era defined by humanity’s impact on the planet, some animals appear to be proliferating quite happily.

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Weeds and Flowers Recast as Shadowy Subjects in Daniel Shipp’s Dramatic Photographs | Colossal

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From Feminized Flora to Floral Feminism: Gender Representation and Botany

Kelly McLeod This essay investigates how women and botanical subjects have come to signify each other and been exploited through processes of marginalization by patriarchal capitalist systems, as w…

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A Group Show Rooted in Weeds

At Goldfinch gallery in Chicago, an exhibition pays homage to the plant species that thrive amid the city’s concrete plots.

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Meet the Moringa Tree, an Overqualified, Underachieving Superfood

The plant is highly nutritious and thrives in hot, dry conditions. Could it be a solution to the food crisis brought on by climate change?

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Plant Architecture and Its Evolutionary Implications

I make it a point that during my field season I enjoy my breakfast out on the deck. It is situated about halfway up the canopy of the surrounding forest and offers a unique perspective that is hard to come by elsewhere. Instead of looking up at the trees, I am situated in a way that allows for

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Dormant ancient fungi could help trees adapt to climate change, study says

A new study from the University of British Columbia Okanagan says ancient dormant fungi could help modern tree species adapt to climate change.