Butterflies select flowers based on nectar, color, and scent for survival and reproduction. Their long proboscis allows access to deep nectar sources within specific blooms. Bright colors and sweet ...

Flowers and insects share a remarkable partnership developed over millions of years. Insects help flowers reproduce by ...

"How Flowers Made Our World: The Story of Nature's Revolutionaries" By David George Haskell (Viking, 352 pages, $32) David George Haskell will speak in Convocation Hall at Sewanee: The University of ...

WHETHER you’re gifted with one or a dozen, flowers can’t help but put a smile on your face. Chalk it up to their stunning colors, their heady scent, or what they represent (is it friendship—or love?), ...

In “How Flowers Made Our World,” David George Haskell makes a case for their soft power. By Adam Nicolson Adam Nicolson is the author, most recently, of “Bird School: A Beginner in the Wood.” When you ...