Botany Content / Botany Content for ΢²ªÊÓƵ en Badass Babes of Botany /climate/news/badass-babes-botany Women botanists and scientists are historically overlooked. Marina LaForgia's class at ΢²ªÊÓƵ highlights these women. June 13, 2023 - 12:04pm Malia Reiss /climate/news/badass-babes-botany Sunflowers Move by the Clock /news/sunflowers-move-clock <p>Plant biologists at ΢²ªÊÓƵ and colleagues&nbsp;have discovered how sunflowers use their internal circadian clock, acting on growth hormones, to follow the sun during the day as they grow. Following the sun allows the plants to grow faster and put on more biomass. Mature flowers face east, where warm morning sun encourages pollinators.&nbsp;</p> August 04, 2016 - 1:56pm Andy Fell /news/sunflowers-move-clock