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How Plants Become Annuals vs. PerennialsThe difference comes down to two critical flower-inducing genes.
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Bees Learn ThieveryEven the pinhead-sized brains of insects can learn new skills.
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Study: Flowers Losing SmellAir pollution takes up flower scent molecules used by bees to find food.
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Climate Change Takes Bloom Off WildflowersWarming temperatures bring earlier springs, leave flowers vulnerable to frost.
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Massive Self-Destructive Palm Found on MadagascarNewly discovered palm that flowers itself to death discovered on Madagascar.
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Flowers Evolve to Suit Birds and BatsThe varying shapes of flowers found in tropical forests may have to do with what has stuck its nose in there to pollinate in past evolutionary eras.
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Evolutionary 'Big Bang' Created Florist's ParadiseNew research reveals relationships among flowering plants.
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In the Dark, Plants Prepare for LightFlowering plants stockpile proteins to jumpstart growth as soon as light hits them.
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Orchids Dated to Dinosaur EraOrchids came onto the scene some 80 million years ago.
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