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Climate Change: Scientists Say Joshua Tree Forest Dying

Aug 08, 2019

More evidence is emerging that if not reversed or slowed

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Another plant and culinary riddle: <a href="https://botanistinthekitchen.blog/2018/06/12/kiwifruit-2-why-are-they-green/" data-key="369">Why are kiwis green when ripe?</a>

Leave It To Botanists To Turn Cooking Into A Science Lesson

Sep 05, 2018
Why do artichokes look so strange? What makes okra so slimy – and how can science help you turn that attribute into a taste sensation? Two botanists take plant science into the kitchen.
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While visiting the grand canal of Venice in 1898, Fairchild photographed the fresh fruits and vegetables that were the earlier conquests of European plant explorers who brought them back from the New World. Items like tomatoes, onions, and squashes, like

Like Lemons? Quinoa? Thank This Food Explorer For Bringing Them To Your Plate

Feb 20, 2018
In the early 20th century, botanist David Fairchild traveled the world and brought plants back to the U.S. that we now see as thoroughly American. NPR talks with the author of a book on Fairchild.
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