Sunflower yields rise with insect pollination, showing how biodiversity and simple farm practices support harvests.

World Bee Day will be celebrated on May 20. RAJAN SHELKE delves into the world of bees to give a better understanding about bees and to acknowledge their significant role in food security and ...

Delphine Farmer receives funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Energy, and the W.M. Keck ...

Dragon fruit; pollen grains; Hylocereus polyrhizus; Hylocereus undatus; stigma receptivity This study evaluated the feasibility of self-pollination, cross-pollination, and natural pollination, as well ...

For millennia, developing resilient crops relied on pollination by nature or humans—making the process long and often costly. Now, scientists from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology ...

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Douglas Hilton works for CSIRO. The work highlighted in this article received funding from The Hermon Slade Foundation, which supports high quality biological research by scientists in Australian ...

Flowers that mimic carrion or faeces exhibit unusual traits, the evolution and functional significance of which remain poorly understood. Odour is an important pollinator attractant, but visual traits ...

Recent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics can make bees more susceptible to bacteria and viruses. Get a honeybee near a rose or a lavender and the insect will extend its strawlike tongue ...

A crew from MTS Contracting, Inc., of North Kansas City, does renovation work the curved concrete pillars on the building at 8101 Lenexa Drive in Lenexa on Dec. 19. Tammy Ljungblad ...

Floral secretory structures are usually associated with the attraction of pollinators, but may also play an important role in the mechanisms of plant protection. This study aimed to show the diversity ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Laura holds a Master's in Experimental ...