News tagged with water lilies

What 'pine' cones reveal about the evolution of flowers

(PhysOrg.com) -- From southern Africa's pineapple lily to Western Australia's swamp bottlebrush, flowering plants are everywhere. Also called angiosperms, they make up 90 percent of all land-based, plant ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Water lilies inspire scientists to create large-scale graphene films

In the world of nanomaterials, scientists and engineers can create new structures with tiny building blocks as small as one billionth of a meter.

Chemistry /

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Water lilies cause massive Philippines flooding

More than half a million people in the southern Philippines have been affected by flooding after water lilies clogged the country's second longest river, officials said Monday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0