This video segment adapted from NOVA explains how flowers play a central role in the reproductive cycle of plants. Their striking array of colors, patterns, fragrances, and nectar all require lots of ...
Sex in the garden is more straightforward for the birds and the bees than it’s for the plants. Reproductive processes vary among flowering plants; for many, there is more than one option. When ...
Humans like plants. We like seeing them change the colour of their leaves throughout the year. They connect us to nature even if we live in a big ...
A scientist has moved a step closer to turning sexually-reproducing plants into asexual reproducers, a finding that could have profound implications for agriculture. Farmers throughout the world spend ...
Plants have their own survival strategies that have worked for millions of years, but gardeners constantly interfere trying ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A fluffy, frondy plant that wouldn't look out of place in a lake today was one of the oldest ...