University of Cincinnati student Olivia Leek is showing me a small, prickly plant in a plastic bag. "My favorite specimen is just kind of silly; doesn't really have a deep backstory to it," she ...

Ever wondered what it’s like to work in a herbarium? Probably not, unless you’re someone with a deep niche interest in botany. But did you know that our island has its very own herbarium located ...

SINGAPORE – For the first time, the process of preserving plants for posterity can be viewed by the public, following the launch of the Singapore Herbarium’s largest digitalisation effort on Oct 28.

ANN ARBOR, MI — Thais Vasconcelos’ early interest in plants stems from her childhood in Brazil. “I used to love to go out and about and walk in the middle of nature since I was a little kid, and when ...

The seaweed, or marine algae, that you find in the ocean and washed up on the shore is a valuable source of information and innovation that can be important for art, science and sustainable climate ...

It’s no secret that the USF Libraries house invaluable archives for students and researchers alike. Now, in the library basement, you can find a different kind of collection — the USF Herbarium. The ...

Matthew Austin, curator of biodiversity data at the Missouri Botanical Garden, looks through Dogwood tree samples in the herbarium.. Austin’s research shows Dogwood trees are blooming earlier in the ...

Does the word herbarium bring up the image of a lush garden filled with luxuriant plants? Think again. An herbarium actually serves as a type of natural history museum, an archive of preserved plant ...

Science, founded by Thomas A. Edison in 1880 and published by AAAS, today ranks as the world's largest circulation general science journal. Published 51 times a year, Science is renowned for its ...