The pollen from the stamen needs to reach the female part of the flower, the 'carpel' – a process called pollination. Pollen can be dispersed by the wind but pollination is usually carried out ...

an important service by moving pollen from male parts to female parts of flowers and crops, helping the plants reproduce. But it's not just plants that are benefiting; the USGS states that even ...

Ecologists whimsically decided to call the parts that make up a flower its whorls. The first whorl of a flower is known as the calyx, which is the plant’s green, leafy outer structure that ...

The Saatchi Gallery is displaying over 500 works that have used nature as inspiration and even included floral material.

According to Maryam Ghani, ‘Irises symbolise wisdom, hope and faith’ and are ‘often used in more thoughtful or artistic ...

I’ve just found out that plants have three important parts. The roots, the stem and the leaves. Some plants also have flowers which are made up of petals. The roots keep the plant in the ground ...

Sometimes, a baby can have genitalia with some male characteristics and some female characteristics. Alternatively, some people may be born with a mix of male and female sex characteristics (such ...

Written by Micaela Alomia. Photos by Micaela Alomia. Springtime in Savannah feels like contemplating the many splashes and strokes in a watercolor painting, and nowhere is more vivid and magical ...

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