Scientists discover that fast-changing cactus flowers, not size or pollinators, are behind the rapid evolution of new cactus species.

Recent research, published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, used the database to reveal that orchids show remarkable diversity of highly specialized pollination strategies that differ ...

As the weather warms, anticipation grows in people eager to grow vegetable gardens. Gardening daydreams become a canvas of plump tomatoes, colorful dangling peppers, and sprawling squash vines covered ...

Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Macroevolution for plant reproductive biologists Paul Wilson; 2. Pollination crisis, plant sex systems and predicting evolutionary trends in attractiveness ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Gardening is a uniquely healthy, relaxing and inspirational activity. Planting a seed or seedling is perhaps the ultimate expression of optimism. The ...

Most flowering plants depend on animals for pollination. In warm wet tropical regions, more than 90% of plant species are pollinated by animals. In Dominica, a Caribbean island country, researchers ...