While encouraging air plants to produce more pups is largely about providing the right light, water, and care, there are a ...

For those sensitive to pollen, gardening can be a challenge. Many plants release airborne pollen that can cause sneezing, ...

Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name — revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure reproduction.

Table 3. Results of Procrustes and PROTEST analyses indicating the insignificant similarity of taxa but significant similarity of samples between sedaDNA data and pollen data. Table 4. The correlation ...

Did a Mississippi man grow the world's tallest pepper plant? After years of work, this cayenne might take title in Guinness Book of World Records.

The results of cowslip observations carried out with the help of citizen scientists from 32 countries in over 5,200 locations shed light on the well-being of insect-pollinated plants under ...

Scientists studied plant DNA to understand past extinctions. They found that warming climates increase competition, ...

Keystone plants and trees like the Coast Live Oak and California lilac are key players in the health of your garden.

With a more efficient method for artificial pollination, farmers in the future could grow fruits and vegetables inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while mitigating some of agriculture's ...

Scientists with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a new breed of tiny flying robots that weigh less than a gram ...

Imagine a world where robotic insects take over the critical task of pollination, freeing farmers from relying on the whims of nature or resorting to manually pollinating crops with paintbrushes.

In this blog, I will focus on how structures in pollen of caesalpinioid legumes might be adapted to aid their dispersal by particular insects, mammals or even by wind. The legume family is one of the ...