This special new journal from the Nature Publishing Group features the latest breaking research in the wide world of plants. Readers may like to start with the current issue (Vol 1, issue 2, February 2015), which features investigations into ethnobotany (the study of interactions between people and plants), an expose concerning Newton's prescient speculations on plant hydrodynamics, and empirical investigations of rice yields. Each issue features original research, news, editorials, reviews, and other helpful information and commentary related to the science of plants. While some of the articles are written for specialists, many can be read by anyone fascinated by plants and how we study them.