Friedman named director of Arboretum
William “Ned” Friedman, an evolutionary biologist who has done extensive research on the origin and early evolution of flowering plants, has been appointed director of the Arnold Arboretum. Friedman,...
View ArticleWhat made Darwin first
Naturalist Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” is credited with sparking evolution’s revolution in scientific thought, but many observers had pondered evolution before him. It was understanding...
View ArticlePlanting a research center in the arboretum
As blossoms unfurl at the Arnold Arboretum, Harvard’s plant scientists are welcoming the opening of more than just flowers this spring, as the Arboretum’s new Weld Hill Research Building fills with...
View ArticleActually, the star’s a turkey
For an evening, Thanksgiving’s plants shoved the big, basted bird aside and claimed the center of the dining room table. In the eyes of a botanist, the year’s biggest meal is a celebration not so much...
View ArticleWorming out of listening
Worms, apparently, have no appreciation for great music. They have no appreciation for other noise either, since they pretty much simply lie in the dirt despite students’ shouts, drumming, and repeated...
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Sharing a passion for science
On Monday evening, Harvard Forest Senior Ecologist Elizabeth Crone held her audience at the Arnold Arboretum’s Weld Hill Research Building classroom in rapt attention. It could have been a college...
View ArticleArnold Arboretum Committee funds new horticultural equipment
When Arnold Aboretum horticulture staff need to break up heavily-trod ground or move a large plant from one location to another in the landscape, an air knife helps them get the job done. Through a...
View ArticleNo summer lull in learning
On a sunny August day, a group of youngsters from Mission Hill leaned into the fence at a vacant lot and tossed in handmade balls of clay filled with produce seeds. It was a final action project in a...
View ArticleStar viewing brings astronomy to the Arboretum
Enjoying the diversity of trees at the Arnold Arboretum may compel visitors to look upward into the canopy for a better view. This Saturday evening, the Arboretum invites visitors to look up even...
View ArticleArnold Arboretum to host botanical symposium on ginkgo biloba
A living fossil with an ancestry dating back some 270 million years, Ginkgo biloba stands out in the plant world as an object of fascination. A deciduous gymnosperm that persists as a single genus and...
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Friedman named director of Arboretum
William “Ned” Friedman, an evolutionary biologist who has done extensive research on the origin and early evolution of flowering plants, has been appointed director of the Arnold Arboretum. Friedman,...
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What made Darwin first
Naturalist Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” is credited with sparking evolution’s revolution in scientific thought, but many observers had pondered evolution before him. It was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Planting a research center in the arboretum
As blossoms unfurl at the Arnold Arboretum, Harvard’s plant scientists are welcoming the opening of more than just flowers this spring, as the Arboretum’s new Weld Hill Research Building fills with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Actually, the star’s a turkey
For an evening, Thanksgiving’s plants shoved the big, basted bird aside and claimed the center of the dining room table. In the eyes of a botanist, the year’s biggest meal is a celebration not so much...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Worming out of listening
Worms, apparently, have no appreciation for great music. They have no appreciation for other noise either, since they pretty much simply lie in the dirt despite students’ shouts, drumming, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sharing a passion for science
On Monday evening, Harvard Forest Senior Ecologist Elizabeth Crone held her audience at the Arnold Arboretum’s Weld Hill Research Building classroom in rapt attention. It could have been a college...
View ArticleClik here to view.
No summer lull in learning
On a sunny August day, a group of youngsters from Mission Hill leaned into the fence at a vacant lot and tossed in handmade balls of clay filled with produce seeds. It was a final action project in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beating the beetles
“The whole country knows about Boston. When a challenge presents itself, the entire community here comes together. The eradication of the Asian longhorned beetle is a great example of that,” said Gary...
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Arnold Arboretum Committee funds new horticultural equipment
When Arnold Aboretum horticulture staff need to break up heavily-trod ground or move a large plant from one location to another in the landscape, an air knife helps them get the job done. Through a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Star viewing brings astronomy to the Arboretum
Enjoying the diversity of trees at the Arnold Arboretum may compel visitors to look upward into the canopy for a better view. This Saturday evening, the Arboretum invites visitors to look up even...
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