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Writing tagged: ‘plants’

Book review: ‘Insectivorous Plants’ by Charles Darwin

Insectivorous Plants

Darwin at his most Darwinian.

Published 07-Jun-2019
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Books by Darwin, Nature Books Tags: charles darwin, insectivorous plants, insects, plants, reviews

Newsletter No. 2: ‘Writing with a dip pen’

Our second newsletter marks the 159th anniversary of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’…

Published 24-Nov-2018
Filed under: Newsletters Tags: alice roberts, bats, birds, cetaceans, charles darwin, darwin's finches, galapagos islands, henrietta darwin, human, ilkley, katrina van grouw, ken thompson, moths, newsletters, origin of species, plants

Book review: ‘Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants’ by Ken Thompson

Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants

Darwin’s botany today.

Published 19-Nov-2018
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Books about Darwin, Books on Evolution Tags: charles darwin, joseph dalton hooker, ken thompson, plants, reviews

Ruskin's aesthetic taxonomy

On the intriguing and rather barmy plant taxonomy suggested by the Nineteenth Century art critic and social thinker John Ruskin.

Published 09-Apr-2011
Filed under: Blog Tags: archaeology, books, john ruskin, plants, taxonomy

Photos

I've been having some fun with my new macro lens.

Published 31-May-2007
Filed under: Blog Tags: dandelions, photographs, plants

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