The War Between Trees and Grasses
My new book will be published next week (around 18 October). Here's the blurb: There is a co-evolutionary bond between trees, grasses and people which has its origins in the…
On plant growth and form
Helen Ougham and I recently published an article with this title in a special issue of New Phytologist on Plant developmental evolution. Our paper is a commentary on a very…
Everything you need to know about human-plant coevolution in 618 words
Nature Ecology & Evolution has published my response to a paper by Olivia Judson on energy and evolution. My commentary serves as a useful summary of the core argument in…
Out to grass
Two nice grass-related events happened today. I appeared on a BBC Radio 4 Natural History programme this morning, talking about evolution of plants and humans. It will be available for…
Brockham 15 July 2017
Nance Wilson (vox), backstage with with Malcolm Dunleavy (drums), David Ward (guitar), Michael Coughlin (bass) and me.