Why go to Mars Everyone wants to have a house with a garden later on in life. Producing your own vegetables, or just having a glass of wine in an armchair in the light spring wind, sounds charming. Imagine this on another planet, retiring to Mars and doing some gardening. Throughout history, when…

Plantae Presents: Healthy Supervision in Plant Sciences Featuring Chien Van Ha, Johannes Kromdijk, and Charles Anderson When: Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 9:00 AM PDT | 12:00 PM EDT | 5:00 PM BST | 12:00 AM Beijing About this Webinar Supervision is an important part of research and training…

Plantae Presents - Grants and Funding: Finding Outside Collaborators Featuring Vinay Shukla and Paolo Maria Triozzi   When: Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 6:00 AM PDT | 9:00 AM EDT | 2:00 PM BST | 9:00 PM Beijing   About this Webinar Securing funding, such as a European Research Council (ERC)…

The trendy invisible world beneath our feet Although the fungal world popped up in recent years thanks to several factors, including the Netflix documentary “Fantastic Fungi”, they have been on Earth for hundreds of millions of years, playing essential roles in ecosystems long before humans even…

Setting the stage All of us remember sitting in front of a tutor and feeling completely inadequate for not understanding something that seemed obvious to everyone else. At the same time, many of us who have mentored students also remember encountering that one student who appeared unable to understand…

Plantae Presents: The Benefit of Scientific Societies for Undergraduates to PIs Featuring Catrina Adams, Jennifer Hartley, Dior Kelley, Amy Newell, and Kaitlin Saward   When: Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 8:00 AM PDT | 11:00 AM EDT | 4:00 PM BST | 11:00 PM Beijing About this Webinar Many plant…

Plantae Presents - From Bench to Business: Building Plant Science-Based Startups Featuring Kathleen Denya, Sarah Hammer, and Lucas Lieber   When: Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 8:00 AM PDT | 11:00 AM EDT | 4:00 PM BST | 11:00 PM Beijing About this Webinar Plant scientists are doing some of the most…

The end of the semester is fast approaching, meaning many conferences, such as ASPB’s PlantBiology 2026, are on the horizon. These opportunities are a perfect chance to share your results and conclusions with your peers, solicit feedback on your ideas, and develop possible collaborations with others.…