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Nature offers a window on global natural history, providing a unique insight into the natural world, the environment, and the magnificent creatures that inhabit it.
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"Nature is full of surprises, so the programme can investigate fascinating and challenging areas in
our relations with the natural world without being too technical or preachy. My job is brilliant because, as a link between the listener and the subject, I can discover new information and ideas which help people make up their own minds on important issues."
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| Paul and botanist Ray Woods take a closer look at lichens |
The Overlooked Underfoot
In this week's Nature, Paul Evans takes a closer look at the overlooked underfoot - the small flowerless plants like mosses, liverworts and lichens that we often ignore in favour of their more blowsy, blooming cousins.
Paul discovers that we should be paying more attention to these so-called lower plants because they can give us important clues about pollution, climate change and water quality. For example, lichens are good indicators of atmospheric pollution whilst stoneworts (ancient aquatic plants) can show us how clean our water is. Mosses and liverworts (also known as bryophytes) have natural anti-bacterial properties and chemicals extracted from them can help to control plant diseases and may even shrink tumours. |
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British Bryological Society
British Lichen Society
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