A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

In lab experiments and field studies, the team tracked the beetles with fluorescent dyes as they moved from cone to cone.

At a recent used book sale I purchased a copy of a lovely book called "One Hundred Flowers," by Harold Feinstein (Bullfinch Press, 2000). This large-format book includes not only 100 amazing, huge ...

Answer: This question is a good one because the answer is beautiful. Big, fragrant, flamboyant flowers are a good indicator that an insect or other animal pollinates the plant. When the flowers are ...

When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

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

Regardless, insect pollination remains essential for pollen movement and achieving economically viable yields of fruits with ...

It’s almost impossible to imagine a world without chocolate. Yet cacao trees, which are the source of chocolate, are vulnerable. I am a passionate chocolate lover and an entomologist who studies cacao ...

Jan. 29 (UPI) --Urban flowering plants are better pollinated than rural flowers, according to a new study. To better understand the effects of urbanization on pollination patterns, scientists in ...

Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just ...

Flowers pollinated by honeybees make fewer and lower-quality seeds than flowers visited by other pollinators. That could be because honeybees spend more time buzzing between flowers of the same plant ...