Sex in the garden is more straightforward for the birds and the bees than it’s for the plants. Reproductive processes vary among flowering plants; for many, there is more than one option. When ...

Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could unlock how the flower got that way. By Veronique Greenwood The vast majority of ...

It’s not just about chromosomes. Or reproductive cells. Or any other binary metric. Many genetic, environmental and developmental variations can produce what are thought of as masculine and feminine ...