These plants can heat themselves up—scientists finally know why

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest ...

A Hot Plant’s Irresistible Signal Makes Beetles Pollinate It

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

Infrared radiation may be one of the most ancient plant signals to pollinating insects

Harvard researchers have discovered that cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive ...

Forget flowers: These ancient plants attract pollinators by getting hot

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

Newly discovered mantis species dances like a snake to avoid death after sex

Female praying mantises are notorious for eating their mates during or after sex. Now, scientists have discovered a dwarf ...
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Female bonobos have “confusing” mating signals – but males have cracked their code, thanks to inflatable genitals

Male bonobos are able to decipher confusing fertility signals from females, say scientists. Most female mammals are only ...