When you think of alpine plants, it might seem like a niche horticultural club, requiring lots of expertise and specialist composts. Certainly, you’ll find a few ...

Robert Baxter receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council and the Leverhulme Trust. High up on a mountain where winds are too fierce, temperatures too extreme and soils too poor for ...

Camouflage is a common defensive strategy among animals. By modifying their coloration and patterning, animals evade predators or ambush prey. Notably, more than 40% of alpine plant species in the ...

Niwot Ridge is a place of grandeur. The mountains are tall and steep. The sky is bright and open. In this land, most people instinctively look up and out. A research group from the University of ...