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World’s Oldest Flower Unfurled Its Petals More Than 174 Million Years Ago
December 19, 2018 | ArticleDinosaurs that lived during the early Jurassic period could stop and smell the flowers if they so desired, according to a new study that describes the oldest fossil flower on record.
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The Oldest Butterflies on Earth Had No Flowers to Feed On
January 10, 2018 | ArticleButterflies and moths are so ancient, they lived before the existence of flowers, a new study finds.
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See the World's Driest Desert Covered in Wildflowers
September 01, 2017 | ArticleAn unexpected rain has caused the world's driest nonpolar desert to burst into bloom.
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Photos: Colorful Blooms Sprout Across the World's Driest Desert
August 31, 2017 | Image AlbumChile's Atacama Desert, one of the world's driest places, is now flush with flowers after an unexpected rain.
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Blossoming Bisexual: World's 1st Flower Had Male and Female Parts
August 01, 2017 | ArticleWhen the world's first flower sprouted about 140 million years ago, it was bisexual, possessing both male and female reproductive parts, according to the researchers who virtually reconstructed the blossom in a new study.
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Blooming Beasts: Dinosaurs Are Coming Up Roses in AI Artwork
June 22, 2017 | ArticleA programmer used artificial intelligence to create images of dinosaurs that were constructed entirely out of flowers.
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Stunning Images of a California Superbloom
March 20, 2017 | Image AlbumColor is popping up everywhere in the California desert, thanks to a wet winter after years of drought.
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How Buttercups Get Their Yellow Gloss
February 22, 2017 | ArticleIf you've ever played the childhood game of holding a buttercup under your chin to see if you like butter, you might have wondered why the cheery little flowers are the only type that provide the requisite reflection on your skin.
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Newfound Plant Named for Music Legend Jimi Hendrix
December 16, 2016 | ArticleMusic icon Jimi Hendrix is famous for his many songs, including "Purple Haze" and "The Wind Cries Mary," but now he'll also be remembered for an entirely different reason: Botanists have named a newfound species of rare, flowery succulent after him.
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Smelly 'Corpse Flower' About to Bloom in NYC: How to Watch It Live
July 25, 2016 | ArticleThe stench of rotting flesh will soon permeate the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), possibly today (July 25), when a rare plant known as a corpse flower blooms and releases an odor similar to that of putrefying flesh, botanists say.
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