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Blowing in the wind: How hidden flower features are crucial for bees

Blowing in the wind: How hidden flower features are crucial for bees | Science News | Scoop.it
As gardeners get busy filling tubs and borders with colourful bedding plants, scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol have discovered more about what makes flowers attractive to bees rather than humans.


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Bouquet bargains - Compromises between quantity and quality

Bouquet bargains - Compromises between quantity and quality | Science News | Scoop.it
Most creatures face compromises when they reproduce -- the more energy they devote to having lots of babies, the less they can invest in each one. But do the same tradeoffs hold true for plants?
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Scientists discover 'switch' in plants to create flowers

Scientists discover 'switch' in plants to create flowers | Science News | Scoop.it
Flowering is the most crucial act that plants undergo, as the fruits of such labor include crops on which the world depends, and seeds from which the next generation grows.
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Study of flower petals shows evolution at the cellular level

Study of flower petals shows evolution at the cellular level | Science News | Scoop.it

A new study of flower petals shows evolution in action, and contradicts more that 60 years of scientific thought.

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