The scientific name of the coconut is Cocos nucifera. This specific epithet, “nucifera,” means “nut-bearing” in Latin, aptly ...

Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...

Pando is a giant aspen clone in central Utah that has been regrowing parts of itself for up to 80,000 years — but new threats ...

But given it has been around 200 million years, the smell might have attracted a long extinct species to eat and spread the ...

A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting flesh -- uncovers fundamental genetic pathways and biological mechanisms that produce heat and odorous ...

Packed with health-boosting properties, black sesame seeds are touted for their ability to regulate blood sugar, owing to the presence of sesamin and sesamolin. Highlighting the seeds' impressive ...

Sexual reproduction parts are those involved in the production of seed. They include flower buds, flowers, fruit and seeds. The vegetative parts include leaves, roots, leaf buds and stems. Although ...