Plants

A new study suggests a way of predicting how invasive plant species might be when moved to a new country Audio

A botanist, planner, zoologist and entomologist collaborated in a survey of Dunedin gardens to find out how well native biodiversity fares in cities Audio

Sam Knight has written about the strange theft of one of the world's rarest flowers from Kew Gardens in London earlier this year. Audio

Alex Haslam is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland who's studying the link between office decor and workplace productivity. Audio

Two researchers at the University of Missouri have shown that plants may in fact be able to detect sound. Heidi Appel and Rex Cocroft recorded the sound of a cabbage butterfly caterpillar chewing a… Audio

Concerns that AgResearch will continue to lose vital scientific minds as it pushes ahead with a major relocation of staff to two large hubs, despite stiff opposition from scientists and farmers… Audio

Concerns that AgResearch will continue to lose vital scientific minds as it pushes ahead with a major relocation of staff to two large hubs, despite stiff opposition from scientists and farmers… Audio

Using the native pepper tree, the horopito, Ignatius Menzies of Victoria University and a team of international researchers have shown that insects prefer to eat green leaves rather than red ones. Audio

A passionate collector of carnivorous plants, Don Gray has 8000 plants in a large greenhouse on the outskirts of Auckland. He's collected the plants for almost forty years - despite saying he's not… Audio

Bunny and John Mortimer farmed for many years on the outskirts of Hamilton and, following years of gathering seeds in New Zealand and overseas and planting them, they gifted the arboretum they… Audio

How plants talk to bees using electricity. Bright colours, nectar, and also electrical charges play a part in pollination. With Dr Heather Whitney of the University of Bristol. Audio

Plants respond to light and chemicals, and can even make sounds. But are they able to communicate? Dr Monica Gagliano of the University of Western Australia is investigating bioacoustics in plants. Audio

A chemist and a botanist investigate whether the redness of horopito leaves is related to their hotness Audio

Dr Leo Schep from the NZ National Poisons Centre about substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life... ongaonga and karaka. Audio

We're foraging for fuchsias with Johanna Knox. The flowers are OK but the berries are really tasty! Audio

The Chatham Island forget-me-not has beaten a deadly nettle to become New Zealand's favourite plant for 2010. Audio