Volume 27, Issue 17, Pages R855-R858 (September 2017) Reinventing the plant  Michael Gross  Current Biology  Volume 27, Issue 17, Pages R855-R858 (September 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.041 Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

Gimme shelter: Modern architecture rarely takes inspiration from plant structures. The image shows the Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis Kéré. Serpentine Gallery, London (23 June – 8 October 2017) © Kéré Architecture, Photography © 2017 Iwan Baan. Current Biology 2017 27, R855-R858DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.041) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

Colour coded: Artificial flowers enable behavioural ecologists to study the role of specific traits, such as petal colour, in the interaction between plants and their pollinators. (Photo: Klaus Lunau.) Current Biology 2017 27, R855-R858DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.041) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

On target: Bumblebees’ memories of black-and-white patterns can merge with their memories of petal colours in an effect similar to human errors. (Photo: Ray Crundwell.) Current Biology 2017 27, R855-R858DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.041) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions