Environment
Buttercups focus light to heat their flowers and attract insects
A special layer of cells inside the petals makes them act together like a parabolic reflector, focusing visible and infrared light on the flower centre
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Environment
See the explosive life of fern fronds under the microscope
Regulars
Environment
Fijian ants grow their own plant cities and farm tropical fruits
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Environment
Mystery of why some sunflowers track the sun across skies solved
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Earth
A world of wonders: Exploring The Cabaret of Plants
Culture
Earth
Cyborg rose has electric circuits running through polymer veins
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Environment
Stinking corpse flower is poised to unfurl live on video today
Regulars
Environment
Moon’s gravity could govern plant movement like the tides
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Earth
Killers, kicks and cures: Our complex relationship with plants
Culture
Environment
The Nature of Crops: Why do we eat so few of the edible plants?
From Roman toilet gods to fat hen, good stories abound in this book about why we eat only particular plants
Culture
Earth
Cushion plants harbour tiny mountain worlds inside
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Environment
Forget the white/blue dress, is this seaweed blue or red?
Regulars
Environment
Everything’s coming up roses after scent gene is found
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Earth
‘Plant messiah’ dodges crocodiles to save rare water lilies
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