Plants in the solanaceous family like peppers, eggplant and tomatoes have what are called “perfect” flowers. Perfect flowers ...

Researchers Toru Miyamoto, Ko Mochizuki, and Atsushi Kawakita of the University of Tokyo have discovered the first species pollinated by sap beetles in the genus Pandanus, a group of palm-like ...

By Bobby Bascomb The global chocolate industry is worth roughly $100 billion per year and provides income for upwards of 6 ...

Scientists discovered that the red stigmas in wind-pollinated trees accumulate anthocyanin, the same compounds that are revealed in autumn leaves after green chlorophyll production slows down and ...

Wind-pollinated plants let their pollen blow in the wind and hope that their pollen grains reach another plant for pollination. Insect-pollinated plants use insects and other animals to carry ...