Night of the strangling figs: a biological horror story
While the horrors we may imagine roaming the streets at night during Halloween are fictional, or so we’re told, in...
Read moreDr Richard Milne is a lecturer in plant evolutionary biology, and has won several awards for his offbeat teaching style. He has co-authored over 80 scientific papers, and one factual book about rhododendrons. A keen plant-hunter, he is currently on a mission to photograph the entire UK flora to create an identification tool for beginners. Away from science and plants, he is the author of the Bojo’s Woe Show Cartoon series and the novel Misjudgement Day. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife and son.
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