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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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Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi ...AUG 16, 2017Videos
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We’ve known for a while that pesticides can have a negative impact on living bumblebees, but new research into how ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Ants and bees—which seem so different—are actually cousins, according to new research. The new findings show ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 22, 2017Videos
When gardeners and home owners want a nice lawn or big blooms of flowers, fertilizer is the key. In one Florida county h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2017Plants & Animals
With bumblebee populations on the decline, many are wondering what we can do to help overturn the problem. To begin, you ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 13, 2017Videos
"Hahai no ka ua i ka ulula'au" is a Hawaiian saying which means "The rains follows after the forest." This refers the ph ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 12, 2017Plants & Animals
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Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi ...FEB 28, 2017Earth & The Environment
Cities around the United States, Iceland, and Australia have been experiencing hot flashes this February - except we&rsq ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 19, 2017Videos
Seagrasses grow in many parts of the world in salty waters. They are not a type of seaweed but flowering plants; there a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2017Videos
Solar technologists are continually striving to make solar panels more efficient in their energy-garnering powers. Smart ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 13, 2017Health & Medicine
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The long-nosed bat is an expert at feeding on the nectar of various cactus flowers without getting pricked. They travel ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 20, 2017Plants & Animals
We’ve been warned for a while now by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that the rusty patched bumb ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2017
Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi
...
AUG 16, 2017
Videos
It's a fact that trees can absorb CO2 from the air and mitigate the impact of air pollution, but in many large cities th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 13, 2017
Videos
If you have ever wandered around in nature you may have noticed how many geometric shapes there are in the world that ha
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Frogs are among some of the most diverse vertebrates on the planet, but their origins have long been cloudy. On the othe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
Honeybees have been hit by some hard times these last couple of decades. Heavy pesticide usage, colony collapse, and inv
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 07, 2017
Videos
In terms of wine and flowers, it can be said that "the nose knows." Now there's another area in which the sense of smell
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 23, 2017
Videos
You might not think of land-locked Austria as being a good spot for scuba-diving, but there is one place that the countr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 15, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Did you buy your mother flowers yesterday? While those sweet-smelling roses may bring a smile to your mother’s fac
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 08, 2017
Plants & Animals
From time to time, plant experts save small vacuum-packed specimens of plants to preserve their structures well beyond t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2017
Videos
California's superbloom of wildflowers is bringing seekers of beauty from all corners of the world - and rightly so, an
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Wild spaces are important for many reasons. For us humans, they give us peace and energy, provide places for recreation
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
We’ve known for a while that pesticides can have a negative impact on living bumblebees, but new research into how
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Ants and bees—which seem so different—are actually cousins, according to new research. The new findings show
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 22, 2017
Videos
When gardeners and home owners want a nice lawn or big blooms of flowers, fertilizer is the key. In one Florida county h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2017
Plants & Animals
With bumblebee populations on the decline, many are wondering what we can do to help overturn the problem. To begin, you
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 13, 2017
Videos
"Hahai no ka ua i ka ulula'au" is a Hawaiian saying which means "The rains follows after the forest." This refers the ph
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
All plants have passageway networks inside of them where water and nutrients travel from one part of the planet to anoth
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2017
Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi
...
FEB 28, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Cities around the United States, Iceland, and Australia have been experiencing hot flashes this February - except we&rsq
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 19, 2017
Videos
Seagrasses grow in many parts of the world in salty waters. They are not a type of seaweed but flowering plants; there a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2017
Videos
Solar technologists are continually striving to make solar panels more efficient in their energy-garnering powers. Smart
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 13, 2017
Health & Medicine
Apparently the heart muscle has olfactory receptors just like the nose does, but they are not for smelling flowers or ta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2017
Videos
The long-nosed bat is an expert at feeding on the nectar of various cactus flowers without getting pricked. They travel
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
We’ve been warned for a while now by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that the rusty patched bumb
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard