Red flowers have a 'magic trait' to attract birds and keep bees away

For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...
Science Daily

New sunflower family tree reveals multiple origins of flower symmetry

A new sunflower family tree used skimmed genomes to increase the number of species sampled, revealing that flower symmetry evolved multiple times independently, a process called convergent evolution, ...
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"Corpse Flower" Blooms For First Time In Years, Unleashing An Almighty Stench

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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Smell ya later? Houston Museum of Natural Science corpse flower about to bloom

HOUSTON — You may want to pack some nose plugs if you're visiting the Houston Museum of Natural Science this weekend. That’s because the museum is warning that their corpse flower nicknamed ‘Meg’ is ...
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This week in science: a new desert flower, virtual lemonade and prehistoric bone tools

It's time for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by two of the show's reporters, Emily Kwong and Rachel Carlson. Good to have you both back here. EMILY KWONG, ...