Flowers like hibiscus use an invisible blueprint established very early in petal formation that dictates the size of their ...

The rare four-petal pawpaw flower in Martin County and Palm Beach County and has never grown in abundance, but there are now about 22% less four-petal pawpaws than there were 14 years ago in 2009.

But when last spring rolled around, Maggie found one plant with a four-petaled, blue-purple flower. She was so excited, she did some research and found that a bloom with four petals is unusual.

Scientists recently discovered a solitary bee that cuts flower petals and forms them into tiny cocoons like papier-mache. These productive little artists make a nest less than an inch long for ...