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Highly magnified image of the fossil

Scientists discover new species of fungus in 407-million-year-old plant fossil from Scotland

12 November 2025

An ancient plant-fungus partnership has been revealed using advanced microscopy imaging, providing evidence of the mutually beneficial relationship that enabled plants to adapt to life on land.

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Tulip tree in Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Scientists discover entirely new wood type that could be highly efficient at carbon storage

31 July 2024

Researchers have identified an entirely new type of wood that does not fit into either category of hardwood or softwood.

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Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers

23 October 2019

Cambridge researchers have captured the visible nanostructure of living wood for the first time using an advanced low-temperature scanning electron microscope.

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Saxifraga sempervivum, an alpine plant species discovered to produce "pure vaterite".

Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time

05 March 2018

A rare mineral with potential industrial and medical applications has been discovered on alpine plants at Cambridge University Botanic Garden.

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Plant cells twisting and weaving in 3-D cultures

Cells cling and spiral ‘like vines’ in first 3D tissue scaffold for plants

26 August 2015

New cost-effective material which mimics natural ‘extracellular matrix’ has allowed scientists to capture previously unseen behaviour in individual plant cells, including new shapes and interactions. New methods highlight potential developments for plant tissue engineering.

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