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What police found on Erin Patterson’s computer and text messages with mother-in-law revealed

Detective also tells mushroom lunch trial that phone records indicate a sim card was switched while police searched murder accused’s home

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2025

'Death cap' site found on PC seized from Patterson home

One year before she served up a poisonous beef Wellington, a death cap website was accessed on a computer later seized from Erin Patterson's home.

AAP · May 21, 2025

Erin Patterson may have visited locations of death cap mushroom sightings, murder trial hears

Expert tells court that phone records show ‘potential’ for accused to have been in Outtrim and Loch days after reports of deadly fungi were posted online

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2025

Tiny and mysterious: research sheds light on sub-Saharan Africa’s seahorses, pipefish and pipehorses

Seahorses are considered fabled creatures by many; something that only exists in old mythical tales of the ocean. But these curious animals really exist – and they’re not the only members of the Syngnathidae family of fishes. Other syngnathids are pipefish, pygmy pipehorses and seadragons, and all are enchanting.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023

Crowd-sourced science sheds light on how new species form across space and time

Imagine a jungle. It’s probably a lush forest, filled with different bird songs and the hum of thousands of different kinds of insects. Now imagine a tundra: barren, windswept terrain with relatively few kinds of plants or animals.

The Conversation · Aug 24, 2023

KFRI to map frogs with public participation during monsoon

KFRI to map frogs with public participation during monsoon 

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023

Six inventive ways to enjoy nature in London this spring

Urban life doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the benefits of exploring nature. Londoner Liv Bolton, author of new book The Outdoors Fix, shares her top tips for making the most of the city’s green spaces

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023

Thousands of our native plants have no public photographs available. Here's why that matters

For hundreds of years, botanists have collected plants to describe species and keep in herbaria across the world. But while physical plant specimens are irreplaceable, photographs of plants are also an invaluable resource for botanical research, conservation and education.

The Conversation · Mar 13, 2023

Curious about mushroom foraging? It’s an ‘exceptionally good’ year to start in Southern California

LOS ANGELES — Southern California isn’t the most obvious place to forage for mushrooms. Mushrooms thrive in damp and dark places, a description that doesn’t always match the climate of drought-dried Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 6, 2023

RHS asks gardeners to find interesting ‘weeds’ that may be rare plants

People urged to submit specimens to an app as private gardens may be fresh source of scientific discovery

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2023