The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

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We know. The phrase “flower pressing” likely conjures up visions of great-great-grandparents making a display to put next to a side-table doily. But these days, sometimes old-school is the way to go.

A new sunflower family tree used skimmed genomes to increase the number of species sampled, revealing that flower symmetry evolved multiple times independently, a process called convergent evolution, ...

A dodder plant begins its life looking like a tapeworm. The tiny plant, which will never grow leaves or roots, elongates in a spindly spiral. Round and round it swirls, searching for a host plant.

Hydrophyllum virginianum, one of the flower species investigated in the recent study. Credit: Fritzflohrreynolds/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 It’s that time of the year ...

Biostimulants, a diverse range of natural or synthetic substances, have emerged as crucial components in modern plant science ...

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Scientists recently discovered a flower that lures in and imprisons coffin flies with the smell of death. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Introduction Springtime is when nature appears to come back to life after winter. Trees grow leaves, grass gets green, and flowers sprout, displaying beautiful colors and sometimes spreading a ...