En liten påminnelse om hur representationen skulle se ut i plenissalen om biologiska mångfalden skulle representeras. Och då snackar vi bara flercelliga organismer.

(Idé: Ebba Werner utifrån Anne Sverdrup-Thygesons illustration)

Gardeners, which flower mixtures actually help pollinators like bees & hoverflies the most?

The answer?

It's beautiful, science-based, and ready for your garden.

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/here-are-the-flowers-that-both-bees-and-humans-like-best/

Wikidata is a global, open database that can connect botanical data, such as species, collectors, and collections, and anyone in the botanical community can help improve it.

📰 Blog post: https://botany.one/2025/07/wikidata-for-botanists-connecting-people-plants-and-data/

🧪 Original article: https://academic.oup.com/aob/advance-article/doi/10.1093/aob/mcaf062/8158086 (FREE)

#Botany #PlantScience

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🚨I promised I'd say more on the Royal Society and Elon Musk, so here it is. 🚨

I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.

My op-ed in the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/04/elon-musk-science-royal-society-scientific-integrity
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