Plantae Blog
Thought Leadership, Research, Communications and more.
Thought Leadership, Research, Communications and more.
Having peer-reviewed publications should not be the ultimate goal of scientific research, but it is often one of the assessment criteria for pursuing research degrees, fulfilling grant requirements, and…
Introduction
Walk outside and you’ll find them everywhere, shading your path, perfuming the air, and quietly turning sunlight into life. Plants are the green engines of our planet, shaping the atmosphere,…
Plantae Presents – Figuring It Out: Creating Figures That Communicate Science
Featuring Eva Birtell, Helena K. Jambor, and Alicja Barbara Kunkowska
When: Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at
06:00 AM PST…
The Science Foundation, a new non-profit, non-partisan organization, is running an inaugural competition to fund approximately five to ten up to $10,000 research projects in all domains of basic science.…
The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is please to announce the 2026 Plantae Fellows, an impressive group ready to bring their best to this resource for the global plant science community.…
Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Bluesky, Twitter and Facebook— now,…
Returning in 2026, ASPB has appointed its new group of Plantae Editors to further support Plantae’s growth and goal to serve as a community resource for plant biologists, by plant biologists. The Plantae…
Plant science has always been at the heart of human progress as it involves feeding our communities, sustaining our ecosystem, and offering solutions to global challenges like climate change and food insecurity.…
An academic career is multifaceted. Academics combine research and teaching with mentoring, grant-writing, publishing, community service, and administrative roles. One of the first questions aspiring academics…
Plantae Presents: How to Build a Productive Lab
Featuring Yuchen Long and Carl Ng
When: Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at
4:30 AM PST | 7:30 PM EST | 12:30 PM GMT | 8:30 PM Beijing
About this Webinar
Many…
Plantae Presents – Rooted in Balance: Building Healthy Work-Life Balance as a Plant Scientist
Featuring Kevin Cope, Jessica Erickson, Gnanesh Nanjappa, and Vojtěch Schmidt
When: Thursday, October 23,…
It’s 10:30 p.m. and your laptop is still open. The submission deadline is tomorrow, your latest experiment failed, and your email inbox is a small avalanche. You silently wonder how long you can keep…
