Botany in the News http://botany.org/zbinews.xml Welcome to Botany in the News en-us Newly discovered carnivorous plant devours underground worms Thur, 12 Jan 2012 14:41 CDT http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0109/Newly-discovered-carnivorous-plant-devours-underground-worms http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0109/Newly-discovered-carnivorous-plant-devours-underground-worms Jeanne Baret, Botanist and First Female Circumnavigator, Finally Commemorated in Name of New Species Tue, 10 Jan 2011 10:56:00 CDT In 1766, Frenchwoman Jeanne Baret disguised herself as a man to work as assistant to renowned botanist Philibert Commerson on the first French circumnavigation of the globe... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120103135133.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120103135133.htm Earliest Known Bug-Repellant Plant Bedding Found at South African Rock Shelter Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:39:00 CDT What were the daily lives of modern humans like more than 50,000 years ago? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212124709.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212124709.htm Tipping Plant Growth Thur, 1 Dec 2011 16:39:00 CDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111219135023.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111219135023.htm Why Buttercups Reflect Yellow on Chins Fri, 16 Dec 2011 9:18 CDT Research Sheds Light on Children's Game and Provides Insight Into Pollination http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213203326.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213203326.htm