Flowers "wave" at insects to get their attention, scientists have discovered.

The finding helps explain why many flowers waft in the breeze, and reveals a hitherto unknown trick used to attract pollinators. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

"The stems are slimmer than human hair, and altogether there are 38 small white flowers on top," he said.
The flowers open in the mornings, then close when the sun grows strong. Each flower has a diameter of 1mm. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Great post about flowers that you can eat and look good on your salad. picked by shakadoo 1 year ago

Why press flowers? Have you ever wanted beautiful flowers that would last forever? Using pressed flowers to express how one feels artistically is what pressed flower art is all about. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A brief article discussing photographing flowers and depth of field. picked by thebassman 1 year ago

She found a credit card purchase for flowers that she did not have on HER dining room table...hilarity ensues. She kicks him in the yarbles, he chokes her until she almost passes out. Film at 11:00 (I wish) picked by moe 1 year ago

Researchers have discovered the first fossil orchid, a 15 to 20-million-year-old pollen specimen encased in amber, in the Dominican Republic. It suggests that the first orchids bloomed about 84 million years ago. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Spooky! (AAAAAHHH, there's a hook on the door handle of my car!) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

The classic and heartbreaking story is told in blog format. The book is told via diary entries from Charlie so it is perfect as a blog. Due to the blog format of latest entry being on top, you must read it backwards. Start with the oldest entry dated martch 5, 1965 picked by 2manyusernames 1 week ago

This is one of the best websites for cooking recipes. Simple food that packs a punch, it's definitely not for people that count calories or vegetarians. It's also my favorite cooking website and I have used many a recipe on there myself. picked by 86Apex 10 months ago

Driving to Greece on grease.

Andy Pag drove from London to Greece without stopping at a single petrol station. Instead he persuaded restaurants along the way to donate used cooking oil. picked by jkatz 1 week ago

"My birthday came and went. No Katherine. On my birthday, I received flowers from Katherine, followed by a phone call not from Katherine, but from her OSA handler Beth, asking if I had received the flowers. Beth wished me a Happy Birthday." picked by kissmenow 21 hours ago

A food company in Birmingham, England, has begun marketing fully edible bowls and plates.

Is there not a quiznos in England? :) picked by muppet 8 months ago

This time the images are from WD-50 from New York. This is more of a new American cuisine sort of spin on this new food movement.



For anyone who didn't relate with the food at Alinea in this entry, maybe this could inspire you to go out and try something new. picked by cameron0 10 months ago

There are many reasons to love cooking. I boil (pun intended) my favorites down to four, all beginning with F picked by whi73rav3n 2 years ago

Jiaozi (Chinese transliteration) or gyōza (Japanese transliteration) and also known as mandu (Korean transliteration), is a Chinese dumpling, widely popular in China, Japan, Korea, as well as outside of East Asia particularly in the United States... picked by lovesrb 8 months ago