March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do ...

When birds feed on nectar from flowers, they do more than just get a meal—they play a crucial role in pollination, ...

While modern trees like maples and ashes have switched to wind pollination — releasing clouds of pollen to be scattered at ...

PhDEF shapes petals and controls floral scent. Scientists silenced it in petunias. The flowers lost their scent but kept ...

Nature Ecology & Evolution has published the meta-analysis conducted by a UPV/EHU researcher together with several members of ...

The article highlights the role of various insects like flies, beetles, and wasps in pollination, which is crucial for the reproduction of flowering plants. Bees are well-known pollinators, but other ...

At the crack of dawn, Nitin Mulik (45), rushes to his two-acre holding, expecting swarms of bees to pollinate the white ...