The way a young sunflower turns its bright yellow head to follow the movements of the Sun across the sky each day can be quite dramatic, in terms of plant activity. Now scientists have been surprised ...

In early August 2024, a viral TikTok made the bold claim that "something just isn't right with the sun anymore." The post's evidence? A patch of sunflowers, known for turning their flowers throughout ...

A sunflower’s ability to track the sun east to west during the day, and to face east again before the next sunrise, relies on multiple types of photoresponses, according to a new study publishing ...

A University of Wisconsin-Madison electrical and computer engineer has found a way to mimic the passive heliotropism seen in sunflowers for use in the next crop of solar power systems. Unlike other ...

Their heads bowing or dancing cheerfully in the breeze, sunflowers are a fun and festive end-of-summer flower and a prelude to fall. They are easy to grow and their seeds can be delicious to eat.

FleuroSelect, the international organization for the ornamental plants industry, has declared 2015 Year of the Sunflower. New varieties with brilliant color combinations and shapes have made the big, ...

On social media around the world, many are displaying images of sunflowers, the national flower of Ukraine, as a symbol of support. Although it’s too early to plant this heat-loving flower in ...

Following is a transcript of the video. SmartFlower is an intelligent "sunflower" that will "bloom" to generate clean solar energy. By tracking the sun from east to west, it aims to be more efficient ...