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Plants

Science

Creating a Better Leaf

Could tinkering with photosynthesis prevent a global food crisis?

Elizabeth Kolbert New Yorker Dec 2021 25min Permalink

Science

The Social Life of Forests

A growing body of research suggests that trees can communicate and cooperate in the wild.

Ferris Jabr New York Times Magazine Dec 2020 25min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Still Soft, Still Whole"

Scenes from a troubled Appalachian marriage.

Beth Gilstrap Menacing Hedge Jul 2019 20min Permalink

Science

Oh, No, Not Knotweed!

How the most expensive and unstoppable invasive plant crisis inspires madness and panic.

Henry Grabar Slate May 2019 20min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Seeds"

The sprouting of seeds and an uncle's connection to his niece.

Robyn Ryle Split Lip Magazine Oct 2016 Permalink

Science

The Mental Life of Plants and Worms, Among Others

Do jellyfish have minds?

Oliver Sacks New York Review of Books Apr 2014 15min Permalink