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Flowers May Tone Down Their Iridescence To Avoid Confusing Bees
By R. Siva Kumar | Feb 29, 2016 11:57 AM ESTScientists discover that flowers may tone their iridescence so that bees can find them faster.
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El Nino Covers the Driest Place in the World with Pink Flowers
By Kanika Gupta | Oct 30, 2015 11:21 AM EDTThis is perhaps the only time when a troublemaking weather condition like El Nino has a good side. In Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the most arid deserts in the world, a pink blanket of flowers can be seen covering the entire area as a result of El Nino
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Car Exhaust Destroying Bees' Ability to Find Flowers
By Christine Hsu | Oct 03, 2013 11:10 AM EDTPollution may be dwindling our flowers, a new study suggests.
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Conversations between Flowers and Bees are Electrifying
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 22, 2013 03:22 PM ESTResearch shows that flowers and bees can communicate with their respective electrical currents. This spark improves the bee's memory in returning to the flower and also keeps the flower charged for a short period after the meeting.
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Frankenstein-Flower Sheds Light on Evolution of Perfection.
By S.C. Stringfellow | Sep 05, 2012 11:08 AM EDTMan's manipulation of genes began with flora. Hours spent by trained researchers and hot house owners alike to develop new strains of flowers or next year's prize winning orchid.
