USC officials say they've revamped food-inspection protocols after students shared videos and images online of bugs and mold ...

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest ...

Harvard researchers have discovered that cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive ...

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Chris ...

Science paper divided into Biology, Chemistry, and Physics sections with detailed questions on plants, animals, genetics, digestion, and chemistry experiments.

New study shows that heat may be one of the oldest modes of communication between animals and plants. Cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive organs to ...

A compilation of 100 examples of biological tilings shows how repeated natural motifs enhance strength, flexibility and other ...

A global research team led by researchers from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and ...

While most people flinch at the sight of a spider, Cal State Fullerton assistant professor of biological science Anna ...