Stacey Harmer didn't start out studying sunflowers. In fact, she did everything she could to avoid it. As far as lab plants go, they are incredibly unwieldy and inconvenient. But several years ago, at ...

Sunflowers famously turn their faces to follow the sun as it crosses the sky. But how do sunflowers 'see' the sun to follow it? Plant biologists show that they use a different, novel mechanism from ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Why do sunflowers follow the sun? More sunlight equals better growth, and the plants know it. New research shows this sun-tracking is a circadian rhythm. The plants turn overnight to face east because ...

Scientists have answered a burning question central to the charm of sunflowers: Why do young flowers move their blooms to always face the sun over the course of a day? And then: Once sunflowers reach ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Scientists have answered a burning question central to the charm of sunflowers: Why do young flowers move their blooms to always face the sun over... Scientists have answered a burning question ...