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Interaction with insects accelerates plant evolution, research finds

Interaction with insects accelerates plant evolution, research finds

Tired Earth June 22, 2024

Since different soil types differ in their chemical and physical composition, plants need to adapt their physiology to optimize this....

How air pollution is making life tougher for bugs

How air pollution is making life tougher for bugs

Hannah Steiner September 25, 2023

Many insects rely on their sense of smell to locate flowers. When they feed on nectar, they quickly connect the....

Why orchid bees concoct their own fragrance

Why orchid bees concoct their own fragrance

Hannah Steiner April 15, 2023

"What we didn't know, however, was who was supposed to receive this signal. The females? Or rival males?"

Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new research

Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new research

Hannah Steiner April 13, 2023

Moths are more efficient pollinators at night than day-flying pollinators such as bees, finds new research.

Pollination loss removes healthy foods from global diets, increases chronic diseases causing excess deaths

Pollination loss removes healthy foods from global diets, increases chronic diseases causing excess deaths

Debbie Banks December 14, 2022

Changes in land-use, use of harmful pesticides, and advancing climate change threaten wild pollinators, imperiling human supply of healthy foods.

Are insects doomed? New study shows added threat of climate change

Are insects doomed? New study shows added threat of climate change

Debbie Banks November 01, 2022

The risk is highest for insect populations in temperate regions such as the continental U.S., according to the study.

Bee Biodiversity Is One Way Nature ‘Diversifies Its Portfolio’

Bee Biodiversity Is One Way Nature ‘Diversifies Its Portfolio’

Hannah Steiner September 20, 2022

Biodiversity of the bee population is critical to maintaining the ecosystem function of crop pollination, which in turn is crucial....

Bee it known: Biodiversity is critical to ecosystems

Bee it known: Biodiversity is critical to ecosystems

Hannah Steiner September 12, 2022

Rutgers University has conducted the first study showing how many more species of bees are needed to maintain crop yields....