A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. Flowers may facilitate outcrossing (fusion of sperm Read more
Jack Ma is one of China’s richest men, with a fortune valued at nearly $30 billion. As executive chairman of Alibaba Group, he leads the dominant force in Chinese e-commerce, a company with a market value of $264 billion and some 450 million customers. A global ambassador for Chinese business, he spent 800 hours aloft Read more
“We do not want an extra bonus, or money. We only play for Greece and its people.” This was a heartening footnote to Greece climbing their highest peak for a decade. While pain was the only prevalent emotion in Recife, as a shoot-out defeat cut short their first trip to the knockout stages at 2014 Read more
