The sunflower family tree revealed that flower symmetry evolved multiple times independently, a process called convergent evolution, among the members of this large plant family, according to a new ...

Some flowers have a remarkable and previously unknown ability to bounce back after injury, according to a new study. Some injured flowers bent and twisted themselves back into the best possible ...

A recent surprise in my garden was the first appearance of a striking blossom that I had not seen previously and did not expect. The blossom was from a plant called the pineapple mountain (Ochagavia ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Peter Watson: That was an accident of history. When I was choosing a project for my PhD I wanted to ...

Some flowers can recover with remarkable speed after a major accident, such as being walked upon by humans. Scientists found that species including orchid and sweet pea could re-orient themselves in ...