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Discover the surprising world of plants in our award-winning Branch Out podcast produced and presented by science communicator Vanessa Fuchs

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Season 1

1 - 4 OF 5

EP. 1: NO PLANTS NO MEDICINE

EP. 2: NO PLANTS NO FOOD

EP. 3: NO PLANTS NO ANIMALS

EP. 4: NO PLANTS NO PAST

EP. 5: NO PLANTS NO FUTURE

Season 2

1 - 4 OF 5

EP. 6: BOTANY, BRYOPHYTES AND A BIZARRE DISCOVERY

EP. 7: BARBARA BRIGGS - DETECTIVE BOTANY & DNA

EP. 8: GARDENS GROW COMMUNITIES

EP. 9: WHAT IS A HERBARIUM?

EP. 10: PLANTS WITH BITE

Season 3

1 - 4 OF 5

EP. 11: COW PADDOCK TO BIGGEST BOTANIC GARDEN

EP. 12: BIZARRE BEE-HAVIOUR & SNOTTY GOBBLES

EP. 13: NATURE PLAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

EP. 14: MISTLETOE: A FESTIVE & FREAKY PARASITE

EP. 15: EXPLORE ABORIGINAL CULTURE IN SYDNEY

Season 4

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EP. 16: NO PLANTS NO CHOCOLATE

EP. 17: PLANT VS HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

EP. 18: UNLOCKING THE POWER OF PLANT DATA

EP. 19: PLANTS IN SPACE

EP. 20: BRANCH OUT GOES OFF TRACK

Season 5

1 - 4 OF 5

EPISODE 21: DECEPTIVE AND DANGEROUS STINGERS

EPISODE 22: CLIMATE CHANGE AND FUTURE-PROOFING PLANTS

EPISODE 23: BANKING OUR BUSH FOODS

EPISODE 24: NO PLANTS NO WINE

EPISODE 25: AMAZING PLANT-BASED INVENTIONS

Season 6

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EPISODE 26: BUSHFIRE IMPACTS, RECOVERY & OUTLOOK

EPISODE 27: PLANTS THAT HEAL

EPISODE 28: BATTLING A PLANT DISEASE PANDEMIC

EPISODE 29: POISONOUS PLANTS

EPISODE 30: LET'S TALK ABOUT PLANT SEX

Season 7

1 - 4 OF 6

EPISODE 31: THE PLANT WORLD ECONOMY

EPISODE 32: STARTING IN SCIENCE

EPISODE 33: HEAL COUNTRY

EPISODE 34: TREE CHANGE

EPISODE 35: EXTREME BOTANY

EPISODE 36: TALKING ABOUT PLANTS

Season 8

1 - 4 OF 10

EPISODE 37: FAST FLORA FACTS - TREES

EPISODE 38: SOLVING THE WARATAH'S GENETIC PUZZLE

EPISODE 39: FAST FLORA FACTS - PHOTOSYNTHESIS

EPISODE 40: WITCHCRAFT REVIVAL & THE POWER OF PLANTS

EPISODE 41: FAST FLORA FACTS - FORENSIC BOTANY

EPISODE 42: ZERO WASTE HACKS

EPISODE 43: FAST FLORA FACTS - TULIP MANIA

EPISODE 44: SAVING ORCHIDS FROM EXTINCTION

EPISODE 45: FAST FLORA FACTS - FAMOUS FRIENDSHIP PLANT

EPISODE 46: PREDICTING SEED GERMINATION UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE

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Season 9

1 - OF 3

EPISODE 47: FAST FLORA FACTS - IS LOVING NATURE IN YOUR DNA?

EPISODE 48: TREE DETECTIVE AT THE PUB

EPISODE 49: FAST FLORA FACTS - MACHETE-WIELDING PLANT