Rhopalotria furfuracea beetles pollinate the cones of cycad plants. Researchers now know that the cones attract pollinators by heating themselves up, which emits infrared light that the insects have ...

Before plants wooed insects with colorful flowers and fragrances, they turned up the heat. A new study shows how cycads, ancient plants often mistaken for palms or ferns, use thermal infrared energy ...

New research shows that short periods of extreme heat and drought during flowering could become one of the biggest threats to global wheat production in the coming decades. As the climate changes, ...

Careful timing ensures crops can handle a little heat. But recently, sudden heat waves and long-lasting ones in already warm regions have become more common, with predictions saying there’s more to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - With temperatures soaring into the 90s, and heat indexes pushing even higher, watering plants during the summer has become a critical task for gardeners across the region. Mark ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest form of pollination. Rhopalotria furfuracea beetles pollinate the cones of ...