THE Clarendon Press is to be congratulated on the appearance of the first volume of what is a serious undertaking—the translation of a German book in five volumes and nearly 3000 pages. Handbook of ...

In nature, the quest to survive and spread is essential — and that’s certainly true for flowers. We might see them as vibrant harbingers of spring or precursors to juicy tomatoes, but from the ...

Using a mobile stamen to slap away insect visitors maximizes pollination and minimizes costs to flowers, a study shows. For centuries scientists have observed that when a visiting insect's tongue ...