4Ps
Season 1, Episode 10: Forensic Botany, Can Plants help Solve Crime?
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In this episode of 4Ps, Dr. Kate Martin dives into forensic botany, the real science of how plants can quietly place us in environments we didn’t realize we were carrying with us. From pollen “profiles” that hint at season and habitat, to burrs and seeds that hitchhike on clothing, to plant fragments and disturbed vegetation that can reveal contact and movement, nature leaves traces everywhere.…