The search for nectar costs insects a lot of energy, so they have to be as efficient as possible. Colorful patterns on the petals can help with that. Be it mallow, foxglove or forget-me-not: many ...

Since the smart folks over at MIT and Aachen University get to do all the cool research no one else has the time for these days, new findings have revealed that sunflowers could make a huge difference ...

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 ...

There's nothing subtle about sunflowers. There they stand, taller than the garden fence, with vibrant yellow heads screaming summer and 'look at me'. But as summer turns to autumn, their heavy heads ...