Phytoliths, morphometrics, and cakes: Finishing my PhD Hi everyone! I’m Rosalie, and if you saw me at the last International Meeting in Phytolith Research (IMPR) in Barcelona, you might remember […]
Molly Turnbull – IPS Student Envoy for Australia & Aotearoa (New Zealand) My first blog post explored Australia’s first formal phytolith research group at CSIRO: the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Understanding how vegetation responds to climate change begins with knowing how today’s ecosystems imprint themselves in the soil. In the Nilgiri Biogeographical Region of the Western Ghats a global biodiversity
The International Phytolith Society and the Brazilian Archaeobotany Network, together with the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at the University of São Paulo, are glad to welcome you to the
An article by Carlos G. Santiago-Marrero, Cristina N. Patús, Costanza Dal Cin d’Agata, Teresa Garnatje and Juan José García-Granero Herb use in the Mediterranean Antiquity Herbs, aromatic plants belonging to
An experimental study by Nidhi Vastrad, Gayathri Rajendiran, Vivek Pandi Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Centre of Excellence, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, India Fire has
Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry (Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SBRAS) is one of the centers for studying the history of Western Siberian landscapes. The biogeocenology laboratory
The first Australian publication on plant silica particles arrived in 1903 (Chapman & Grayson), after which early phytolith research efforts took place in the niches of biological and earth sciences
The LEDA Laboratory, led by Marcia Calegari, provides paleoecological information that contributes to understanding soil genesis and classification in the semi-arid Caatinga biome (Brazil). BAHIA, BRAZIL – From October 26th
A Week in the Heart of Phytolith Research The 14th International Meeting on Phytolith Research (IMPR), held from 14–19 July 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, marked a major milestone in my