Shiny Petals: Buttercup petals have a unique structure that reflects light in a way that makes them appear almost glossy or shiny. This effect is caused by the smooth surface of the petals and ...

In their research, the Cambridge flower-pickers found that the buttercup's petals are also good at reflecting ultraviolet light. As many pollinators, such as bees, have eyes that are sensitive in ...

I often think of John's experience because he discovered God in the most unexpected place, the fragile, delicate petals of a buttercup flower. God is the ultimate depth of everything that exists ...

Children have long known that if you hold a little buttercup flower under your chin on a sunny day, the underside of your chin will be bathed in a yellow light. Now, by examining the petals of one ...

Directional scattering from the glossy flower of Ranunculus: how the buttercup lights up your chin. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 2011; DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0759 ...

buttercup via Shutterstock Put a buttercup flower under your chin and it will shine. Everyone knows this - at least, everyone who has tested it - and children have gone so far as to turn it into a ...

Research dating back to 1883 has noted the buttercup's unusual optical properties. But this is the first time scientists have studied the flower's light-reflecting qualities with modern equipment ...

Children have long known that if you hold a little buttercup flower under your chin on a sunny day, the underside of your chin will be bathed in a yellow light. Now, by examining the petals of one ...