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A flower is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants. Flowers facilitate the meeting of sperm and eggs, from either different plants within the population (outcrossing) or from the same plant (selfing).
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DEC 17, 2015Videos
Bees help with the pollination of flowers and other plants, just like many other flying critters do, but not all bees do ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2015Plants & Animals
The common bee is attributed to Spring flowers and collecting nectar for the production of honey, but another important ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2015Plants & Animals
Soon, the astronauts that are currently aboard the International Space Station will get the chance to see some pleasant ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 30, 2015Plants & Animals
Anyone who knows anything about deserts is aware of the Atacama Desert on the west coast of Chile by the Pacific Ocean, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2015Plants & Animals
Africanized ‘killer bees’ have been spotted as far north as California’s bay area for the first time; ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 11, 2015Plants & Animals
It’s long been known in the medical community that gardening can have a positive effect on patients dealing with d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 27, 2015Plants & Animals
In Australia, wheat is identified as a significant economically important crop worth over $4.5 billion dollars per year. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 17, 2015Microbiology
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a plant pathogen responsible for crown gall disease. I know what you’re thinkin ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUN 10, 2015Videos
Hans-Peter Schiffer of Karst, Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany has been documented by Guinness World Records for having the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 10, 2015Videos
When you think about robotic arms, you probably think about prosthetics or assembly lines. They're something that have b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2015Plants & Animals
In the tropical jungles of Madagascar there are thousands of different species of birds, monkeys, reptiles and insects. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 07, 2015Plants & Animals
At the University of Stirling in Scotland, Dr Mario Vallejo-Marin, an Evolutionary Plant Biologist found a new species o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 04, 2015Plants & Animals
Who doesn't like the sight of a fat, fuzzy bumblebee, zipping along the flowers, making sure they all get pollinated?Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 29, 2015Earth & The Environment
When we think of bees, we think of fuzzy little pollinators zipping among flowers, making them grow. Or busy groups of h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Plants & Animals
There's nothing better than a bouquet of spring flowers... unless you live near the tulip fields in Holland.
...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope finds a delicate flower in the Ring Nebula, as shown in this image. The outer ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 05, 2015Plants & Animals
Exotic flora and fauna ranging from a giant Asian carnivorous plant to a tiny Australian goblin spider already bear the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
Some mushrooms glow, which may come as news to you, but not so to Aristotle, who lived some 2,400 years ago.
...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Pigeons might never ask noontime park-bench noshers to share their lunch, but the birds known for their relative intelli ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 08, 2015Plants & Animals
Ask a social butterfly where she got that great dress, and she'll say, "This old thing?" and then tell you its entire hi ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
The Rosette Nebula is not the only cosmic cloud of gas and dust to evoke the imagery of flowers -- but it is the most fa ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 22, 2015Plants & Animals
Several crocodile relatives amuse themselves by splashing water and giving each other piggyback rides, a new study says. ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 02, 2015Plants & Animals
A rare and stunning creature may soon go the way of the dodo bird if scientists are correct in their predictions. The bl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 17, 2015Videos
Bees help with the pollination of flowers and other plants, just like many other flying critters do, but not all bees do ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2015Plants & Animals
The common bee is attributed to Spring flowers and collecting nectar for the production of honey, but another important ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2015Plants & Animals
Soon, the astronauts that are currently aboard the International Space Station will get the chance to see some pleasant ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 30, 2015Plants & Animals
Anyone who knows anything about deserts is aware of the Atacama Desert on the west coast of Chile by the Pacific Ocean, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2015Plants & Animals
Africanized ‘killer bees’ have been spotted as far north as California’s bay area for the first time; ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 11, 2015Plants & Animals
It’s long been known in the medical community that gardening can have a positive effect on patients dealing with d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 27, 2015Plants & Animals
In Australia, wheat is identified as a significant economically important crop worth over $4.5 billion dollars per year. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 17, 2015Microbiology
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a plant pathogen responsible for crown gall disease. I know what you’re thinkin ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUN 10, 2015Videos
Hans-Peter Schiffer of Karst, Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany has been documented by Guinness World Records for having the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 10, 2015Videos
When you think about robotic arms, you probably think about prosthetics or assembly lines. They're something that have b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2015Plants & Animals
In the tropical jungles of Madagascar there are thousands of different species of birds, monkeys, reptiles and insects. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 07, 2015Plants & Animals
At the University of Stirling in Scotland, Dr Mario Vallejo-Marin, an Evolutionary Plant Biologist found a new species o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 04, 2015Plants & Animals
Who doesn't like the sight of a fat, fuzzy bumblebee, zipping along the flowers, making sure they all get pollinated?Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 29, 2015Earth & The Environment
When we think of bees, we think of fuzzy little pollinators zipping among flowers, making them grow. Or busy groups of h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Plants & Animals
There's nothing better than a bouquet of spring flowers... unless you live near the tulip fields in Holland.
...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope finds a delicate flower in the Ring Nebula, as shown in this image. The outer ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 05, 2015Plants & Animals
Exotic flora and fauna ranging from a giant Asian carnivorous plant to a tiny Australian goblin spider already bear the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
Some mushrooms glow, which may come as news to you, but not so to Aristotle, who lived some 2,400 years ago.
...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Pigeons might never ask noontime park-bench noshers to share their lunch, but the birds known for their relative intelli ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 08, 2015Plants & Animals
Ask a social butterfly where she got that great dress, and she'll say, "This old thing?" and then tell you its entire hi ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
The Rosette Nebula is not the only cosmic cloud of gas and dust to evoke the imagery of flowers -- but it is the most fa ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 22, 2015Plants & Animals
Several crocodile relatives amuse themselves by splashing water and giving each other piggyback rides, a new study says. ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 02, 2015Plants & Animals
A rare and stunning creature may soon go the way of the dodo bird if scientists are correct in their predictions. The bl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
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