Adaptations & Physiology | Alberta Botanical

Plant Transport Systems

Learn about how plant transport systems rely on the properties of water. This video aligns with the Alberta Science 10 Program of Studies.

Forest Terror: Mountain Pine Beetles

Although this seems like an intense fight between trees, beetles, and fungi, it is really a balanced interaction that is common in nature.

“Vaccines” for Trees

The green pine trees, the reddish pine trees… the reddish pine trees? That’s a bit unusual, eh? And you’re right.

Changing Colours

How one beetle can change the landscape of Alberta's forests

Peanuts in the North: Using Cold-Tolerant Peanuts to Solve World Hunger

Peanuts love warmth, taste delicious, produce their own nitrogen, and can save the world from hunger. For these reasons, plenty of...

The Sixth Sense: Where am I?

If you’ve ever closed your eyes and swayed, you’re closer to understanding how a plant perceives their environment. An organism managing...

To Touch or Not to Touch?

Do you ever pet your plant? Turns out, they not only feel touch, but also react to touch. Aside from the Venus fly trap, every plant...

Can My Plant Hear Me?

This article is accompanied with a worksheet for educators!

You Can Smell Plants, But Can They Smell You?

The vast majority of aromas and flavours you have come to know and love originate from plants! The spicy scent of cinnamon bark, sharp...

Plants Are Blind, Right?

As common wisdom tells us, plants are blind. It is quite evident that plants do not have eyes and definitely do not have a brain, so...

One Bee’s Death is another Bee’s Treasure: The Toxic Nectar of Aconitum sp.

Everyone knows about the birds and the bees but what most people don’t know is when plant-pollinator relationships are abused by...

Impenetrable sand armour provides plants with an edge up in survival

No one likes getting covered in sand; it's coarse, irritating, and gets everywhere (including your shorts). But for plants, having sandy...