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(Borrowing from a J&B whisky commercial from the 1990s…) Tradition says: “A tree must begin its life from the forest floor”. Tradition says: “A tree shall fo… 
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Species identification experts are a rare and critical, but the Museum has a plan to train new specialists for the future.
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This article was written by James Cook , a Professor at the University of Reading in the UK and the Hawkesbury Institute for Environment at the University of Western Sydney, where he leads the Plants, Animals and Interactions research theme. The...
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The weird fungus that invades its victims, eating them from the inside out
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Well if this doesn't captivate your students, we're not sure what will! Lots of examples of this in the Amazon, but you might be surprised to know how common it is world wide.
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I distinctly remember the first time I accidentally stabbed my hand on the spine of an Astrocaryum palm, and thinking to myself, “Why on Earth does this plant possess such horrendously vicious spines?!”
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If you are an armchair botanist, however, it is full of the wisdom and insight of a 50-year love affair with the Amazon.
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New book to add to your Amazon reading list!
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Unlike their parents, when cinereous mourner chicks hatch they usually grow bright orange feathers making themselves look like toxic hairy caterpillars — and it’s not because they were adopted.
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Get the scientific scoop here: http://phys.org/news/2014-12-amazonian-bird-chicks-mimic-poisonous.html Photo credit: Credit: Santiago David-Rivera
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