UNBELIEVABLE: Daniel solander - Caught on Camera

Botanical time machines: AI is unlocking a treasure trove of data held in herbarium collections

In 1770, after Captain Cook’s Endeavour struck the Great Barrier Reef and was held up for repairs, botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander collected hundreds of plants.

The Conversation · Aug 19, 2025

Groundbreaking botanical discoveries on Captain Cook voyage were thanks to Indigenous people

New book reveals that Pacific islands inhabitants helped European scientists identify hundreds of plant species

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025

Plants collected on Cook voyage in new online archive

An online archive of more than one million plants has been created, including specimens collected by Joseph Banks on Captain Cook's 1770 Pacific voyage.

AAP · Jan 6, 2025