The search for nectar costs insects a lot of energy, so they have to be as efficient as possible. Colorful patterns on the petals can help with that. Be it mallow, foxglove or forget-me-not: many ...

WHILE HOUSE HUNTING to relocate for a new job, Kristine and Lars Niki toured a home in Durham, Conn. The owners had left behind carpets, drapes and wallpaper exuberant with color and pattern, ...

Kendall Jenner's floral sofa is retro-inspired yet contemporary, thanks to its pairing with a low-profile, wood coffee table ...

Honeybees rely heavily on flower patterns – not just colours – when searching for food, new research shows. A team led by the University of Exeter tested bee behaviour and built bee's-eye-view ...

New research has revealed that bumblebees can tell flowers apart by patterns of scent. New research led by scientists from the University of Bristol and Queen Mary University of London has revealed ...

Dec. 19 (UPI) --Heat plays an important role in flower-pollinator interactions. According to new research, heat patterns serve as signatures for flowers, advertising their availability to passing bees ...

Over the course of evolution, flowers and pollinating insects have developed an intimate, mutually beneficial relationship. To get the attention of pollinators, flowers have developed an assortment of ...

A new family of origami shapes that unfold like flower petals could be used to design more effective structures in space, like telescopes or solar panels. Origami structures, based on the Japanese ...

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New research led by scientists from the University of Bristol and Queen Mary University of London has revealed that bumblebees can tell flowers apart by patterns of scent. Flowers have lots of ...