Exploring some of the most recent findings in botany and related scientific fields, journalist Zoë Schlanger dives deep into the complex and underappreciated world of plants.

Plants are essential to life on our planet — they provide us with the nutrients, air, and climate we need to survive and thrive.

And yet, we usually don't consider plants as much more than a passive landscape; a simple backdrop for our life stories.

Zoë Schlanger is a journalist covering environmental issues, climate science, and health.

Disheartened by the grim realities of climate change and biodiversity loss, Schlanger shifted her focus toward the latest findings in botanical research.

In her 2024 book The Light Eaters, Schlanger traverses the complex and underexplored world of plant agency, social behaviors, and communication systems.