Scientists identify floral temperature patterns as a sensory cue that may help bees identify flower species. 

Scientists discover the real pollinators of a popular houseplant flower. 

Scientists think dinosaurs brushed these ancient flowers into pools of tree resin, creating fossils preserved in amber.  

Bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) can amass pollen by “buzzing”—or oscillating—against a flower, creating a gentle flurry of grains.

Umbrella flowers lure in flies by mimicking the alarm signals produced by the flies’ preferred prey.

Researchers use a conducting polymer to construct circuits inside plant cuttings in a proof-of-concept study.

Two alpine bee species have evolved shorter tongues, adapting to floral declines related to climate change.

Architecture student-turned-artist Macato Murayama creates beautiful images inspired by the intricate anatomy of flowers.

Two independent teams point to different plants that may have lost their plastid genomes.

The genome of Amborella trichopoda—the sister species of all flowering plants—provides clues about this group’s rise to power.