The Mount Diablo Buckwheat disappeared in the 1930s. It was thought to be extinct. A single population was rediscovered in 2005. And then last year botanists found a new population numbering in the millions. How has this rarest of rare plants survived?
The study and science of plants.
June 28, 2017 •
Two Almost Identical Lupines Live in the Same Place. One is Rare, One Not. Why?
June 28, 2017 •
A new journal article tries to answer an ecological mystery at Point Reyes.
What Leads to Great Wildflowers? The Formula’s Not Always So Easy.
March 28, 2017 •
A lot of rain isn’t always the magic formula for flowers.
As Rainy Winter Spreads Sudden Oak Death Pathogen, a Scientist Races to Build Resistance
March 28, 2017 •
A Berkeley researcher studies trees that survive what for most is a death sentence
Letter to the Editor: Protecting Diversity Is the Opposite of Xenophobia
February 23, 2017 •
Some non-native species are okay. But not all of them.
A Story About Once and Future California, Written in the Rings of Redwoods
February 8, 2017 •
Why would a scientist count a quarter of a million redwood tree rings?
Naturalist’s Notebook: Good Algae Gone Bad
January 1, 2017 •
Blue-green algae has made some Bay Area ponds dangerous
Brightly Colored Parrot Mushrooms Love the Damp Dark Days of Winter
January 1, 2017 •
Parrot mushrooms love the dark days of winter.
New Science Helps Understand Redwood Ghosts
January 1, 2017 •
Albino redwood trees, first documented in 1866, have been a mystery for as long as we’ve known they were out there.
How to Enjoy a Fall Taste of Bay Laurel
October 17, 2016 •
The California bay laurel is an emblem of the Bay Area.