Exploring the Bahamas with Lewis Jones Knight Brace
The Bahamas suffered its worst natural disaster recently as Hurricane Dorian, a…
Extreme Alpine Plants
Cabinet of CuriositiesExpeditions
Few places on the land's surface present weather conditions that are more…
Firewood and pathogens
As plants travel the world with people, these plants can bring along…
Fragile Alpine Ecosystems
Relatively few organisms are sufficiently adapted to the harsh conditions of Alpine…
Fruit-eating lemurs
Given the abundance of tasty fruit, it is clear that many plants…
Fungi of Australia
As the continent of Australia continues to burn, scientists wonder what these…
Ghost Forests of the Mid-Atlantic
One of the most visually apparent impacts of climate change are the emerging…
Herbarium Specimens Show Changes in Carbon Dioxide Levels
It has been documented that since the industrial revolution there has been an…
Herbarium Specimens Show Changes in the Landscape
Changing climate means changing landscapes. Herbarium specimens document what plants are growing in…
Hitchhikers
Some plants have evolved to literally hitchhike on passing animals. They have…
Iconic plants of the Amazon
The Amazon Rain Forest, Earth’s largest tropical rain forest, is an immense…
Indicators of past settlement
Humans alter the environments where they live and we can use those…
Learning from Extinct Plants
Specimen StoriesFocus on Science
From the woolly mammoth to the passenger pigeon, many extinct species owe…
Phenology and Herbarium Specimens
As habitats get warmer, a plant's life cycle can change. For example, when spring…