Las orquídeas han sido conocidas y apreciadas desde la Antigüedad y pueden reconocerse por sus flores simétricas y por sus singulares interacciones con los agentes polinizadores. Existen aproximadamente 25000 especies de orquídeas. A esta diversidad… Read More »La Telaraña Ep. 65
Nuestro próximo programa está dedicado a las nomenclaturas; es decir, el conjunto de nombres que permiten que los escritores se refieran a personas, lugares y objetos, los nombres que utilizan los científicos para identificar las… Read More »La Telaraña Ep. 79
Vanilla scent and flavoring is loved the world over, but what is the story behind vanillin, the compound responsible for producing these properties? Many theories as to its ecological function have been put forward over… Read More »In Defense of Plants Ep. 404
Orchids are some of the most popular plants in all of the world. This hyper-diverse plant family captures our imagination like no other. So often, the true lives of orchids are so strange, so bizarre,… Read More »In Defense of Plants Ep. 179
We revisit a conversation with PhD student Melissa Díaz-Morales and Director of the Lankester Botanical Gardens, Dr. Adam Karremans to look at how flies have managed to influence the evolution of the largest subtribe of… Read More »In Defense of Plants Ep. 453
Knowing what we don’t know can be as important as knowing what we do. Even highly charismatic plants like orchids harbor many mysteries in need of investigation. Join me and Dr. Adam Karremans as we… Read More »In Defense of Plants Ep. 452