We’re currently dealing with winter conditions, but to warm us up, I thought I’d cover something we observe, but may not ...

Ever heard of a cross-dressing plant? Botanist Chris Martine has discovered one in the middle of the harsh Australian outback. He’s dubbed it Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related ...

For one group of plants, having brightly coloured flowers isn’t enough to guarantee being pollinated. When birds rip bits out of the flowers to eat them, special bellow-like organs blast pollen onto ...

Regardless, insect pollination remains essential for pollen movement and achieving economically viable yields of fruits with ...

After grooming, bees still have pollen on body parts that match the position of flower pollen-sacs and stigmas, according to a new study. After grooming, bees still have pollen on body parts that ...

Hard-to-groom zones line up with where flower reproductive parts touch the insects Bee bodies may be built just right to help pollen hitch a ride between flowers. For the first time, scientists have ...

Wild flower margins around arable fields can funnel deadly pesticides into the bees, wild pollinators and other insects they are intended to benefit, writes Oliver Tickell. Neonic pesticides are often ...

America’s woodlands will soon be carpeted with delicate bunchberry dogwood flowers -- or maybe not so delicate. A team of scientists has reported that the blossoms explode open in less than 0.5 ...

Scientists are blaming an unsuspecting creature for disturbing a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal burial: burrowing bees. These insects may have hidden pollen underneath a Neanderthal's remains, tricking ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Aug. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pollen Mobile is accelerating the expansion of its network with its support of MosoLabs small cells and the introduction of two new Flowers to the ...