They brighten our days with their sunny, vibrant and summery feel. But as it turns out sunflowers are not just pretty to look at, they also have a hidden feature that may offer clues as to how plants ...

Flowers are one of the most striking examples of diversity in nature, displaying myriad combinations of colours, patterns, shapes and scents. They range from colourful tulips and daisies, to fragrant ...

In this study, researchers found that sunflowers grown in a dense row naturally formed a near-perfect zigzag pattern, with each plant leaning away from the row in alternating directions. This pattern ...

A new sunflower-inspired pattern increases concentrated solar efficiency. Just outside Seville, in the desert region of Andalucia, Spain, sits an oasis-like sight: a 100-meter-high pillar surrounded ...

New research from the University of British Columbia (UBC) shows the same molecules that produce the ultraviolet bull’s-eye patterns in sunflowers can help the plants adapt to stresses such as drought ...

Boulder, Most of us aren’t spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see their signs of life only occasionally – a new leaf unfurled, a stem leaning toward the window. But in the summer of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Chantal Nguyen, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) Most of us aren’t ...