Stella Zutterman, Marysville Elementary School fifth-grader, is preparing daily for the Sunflower State Spelling Bee coming ...

Bees release microbes during this process, which can alter their gut microbiome. Scientists thought that monocultures such as sunflower fields would lead to the restructuring and homogenization of ...

seas of sunflowers bloom in fields and farms. The flowers, which grow at the top of long, one- to three-meter stems, appear to us to be somewhat uniform, with bright yellow rings of petals adorning ...

Everyone loves big, beautiful sunflowers (Helianthus annuus), right? These stunning North American native flowers are great for bees, can be used to make tasty snacks, and can even help to clean soil.

Welcome to the sunflower family, you little wooly devil. Every day, your garden’s tiniest visitors are hard at work. The lovely little butterflies you see floating by and those always-busy bees ...