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Flowers use adjustable 'paint by numbers' petal designs to attract pollinators, researchers discover

Flowers use adjustable 'paint by numbers' petal designs to attract pollinators, researchers discover

Tired Earth September 14, 2024

Patterns on the flowers of plants guide insects, like bees, to the center of the flower, where nectar and pollen....

Bees are still being harmed despite tightened pesticide regulations

Bees are still being harmed despite tightened pesticide regulations

Hannah Steiner December 12, 2023

A new study has confirmed that pesticides, commonly used in farmland, significantly harm bumblebees one of the most important wild....

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.

Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators

Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators

Liang Lan March 28, 2023

There's been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world warms.

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.

Conserving biodiversity as a priority

Conserving biodiversity as a priority

Liang Lan August 30, 2022

Honeybees are disappearing. Contributing factors include the pesticides of industrial agriculture and urban developments encroaching on habitats.

Can we save our sequoias and fire lilies from climate change?

Can we save our sequoias and fire lilies from climate change?

George Scott January 25, 2022

Giant sequoias are among the longest lived of all plant species.

Air pollution significantly reduces pollination by confusing butterflies and bees

Air pollution significantly reduces pollination by confusing butterflies and bees

George Scott January 20, 2022

Common air pollutants from both urban and rural environments may be reducing the pollinating abilities of insects by preventing them....