The shape of a flower's petals and leaves are dictated by a biological map hidden inside the flower's growing bud, a new study finds. Researchers at the John Innes Center and the University of East ...

Once upon a time on Earth, there was a first flower. Nature provides plenty of cues to help us imagine what the planet looked like 250 million years ago. But we lack concrete evidence in order to ...

Bees that land on short, wide flowers can fly away with an upset stomach. The parasite (Crithidia bombi) is transmitted when the insects accidentally ingest contaminated bee feces, which “tends to ...

Summer is here, and trumpets are declaring it, but these trumpets aren’t blaring, they’re glaring. These trumpets are some of my favorite summer flowers, along with bell-shaped flowers. Summer is the ...

Innovations in urinals are usually technological: they flush faster, quieter, more automatically, less wastefully; they massage you in all the right places and take your temperature and such. That’s ...

Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi prefecture is known for its colourful collection of wisterias that bloom every spring, attracting visitors from all over the country. If you missed out on seeing them ...