This is a golden orb-weaver, Nephila pilipes. (Photo courtesy of Bing Heng Lee) (CN) – Using a bright yellow color similarly found in several flower heads, scientists revealed in a new study Monday ...

How do plants achieve their remarkably regular arrangement of leaves and flowers? And why does this pattern remain so stable, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unlike human vision, which prioritizes high resolution and fine detail, honeybee vision is low resolution but highly specialized for detecting the visual signals that matter most for survival—flowers.