These cutting-edge images reveal the usually invisible beauty of flowers, zooming right in on their vibrant colours and quirky textures. Japanese artist Susumu Nishinaga uses a scanning electron ...

CDC. When it's in your yard, the Trifolium incarnatum looks like this.Workers at the CDC plucked one of the petals—which are actually modified leaves—from a crimson clover's tiny flowers and ...

Leaves reflect green, and flowers reflect red, or yellow, or whatever. But plants also fluoresce, which means when they absorb ultraviolet light, they emit longer wavelengths visible to the human eye.

The hidden beauty of flowers: Microscopic images reveal the alien landscapes to be found on petals, pollen grains and leaves. Images were taken by Eye of Science microscopy photographer Oliver ...

Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week, we asked for your pictures on the theme of "flowers".

Pictures Capture the Invisible Glow of Flowers. Ultraviolet light reveals alien-like colors and fairy sparkles in seemingly normal plants.

See amazing photos of dahlias, ... Plants 'Woolly devil' flowers in Texas desert are the 1st new plant genus discovered in a US national park in almost 50 years. Plants Plants: ...

This week, we asked for your pictures on the theme of "flowers". ... He used a red drink can for the flower and a green and yellow can for the leaves. They are better than real flowers would have ...