A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

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 ...

Ancient plants called cycads say “come hither” in infrared. By Sofia Quaglia If a plant wants to reproduce, there are a number of tricks it can use to lure a pollinator insect. It can display gaudily ...

Harvard researchers have discovered that cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive organs to attract beetle pollinators and the insects possess infrared ...

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they evolved flashy petals. Now we know how they may have done it: not with ...

Owning or selling this plant without a permit is illegal in South Africa, and offenders could face a hefty fine or jail time. The Cycads Society of South Africa says it's committed to protecting one ...

John Allen has an addiction, and he readily admits it. He can’t live without cycads. He has planted dozens of varieties of them across his 1-acre hillside property in rural Vista. Allen bought the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It might have survived the dinosaurs, but finding a partner ...

The case is set to continue in the Kariega Magistrates’ Court on 25 November or formal bail application. Photo: iStock The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will oppose the bail application ...

The state says it will oppose the bail application of five Zimbabweans arrested for allegedly uprooting cycad plants worth more than R1.4m in the Eastern Cape. Khaya Moyo, 42, Ngqobutho Ngulube, 33, ...

Increasingly, the need to address invasive insects has become a critical strategy for conserving our natural resources. Once an insect is established on Guam, it does not take long to spread to other ...