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World's Largest Flower Finally Finds Home
By Jeanna Bryner published
The heavyweight of the flower world never fit in with the other plants, until now. Scientists found the basketball-size bloom belongs to a plant family made up mostly of teeny blossoms.
Batty Discovery: The Longest Tongue
By Jeanna Bryner published
This bat can reach twice as far into a flower as others, snagging meals otherwise out of reach.
Oldest Bee Fossil Creates New Buzz
By Sara Goudarzi published
The fossil, well preserved in amber, supports the theory that bees evolved from wasps.
How Flowers Know Spring Has Sprung
By Corey Binns published
To bloom on cue, plants count cold days and sunlit hours.
Bees Can Predict Temperature in Flowers
By Sara Goudarzi published
Bees look for flower colors that signify warm temperatures when choosing their dining spot. And they remember what they learn.
First Flowers Triggered Boom in Ant Diversity
By Bjorn Carey published
The emergence of flowering plants 100 million years ago may have led to the explosion in ant diversity that occurred around the same time, scientists say.
Birds and Bees Can't Keep Up
By Robert Roy Britt published
Plants in some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth don't have enough birds and bees to allow them to fruit to their full potential, a new study finds.
Mystery Solved: How Plants Know When to Flower
By Robert Roy Britt published
Scientists figure out how leaves tell buds when the day's length is just right.
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