News

Feral honey bees, once celebrated for their agricultural value, are now threatening native ecosystems in Southern California ...
Wild vanilla species face habitat loss up to 53% under climate change scenarios. Some may expand habitats by 140% but still ...
Often misunderstood and wrongly feared, honeybees are vital to sustaining agricultural production, with the U.S. Department ...
Science Connected Magazine is an editorially independent, non-profit newsroom producing open-access science journalism and scientific fact-checking for the global public.
All six animals were reported to have licked the flowers, though the total time spent licking the flower heads varied a lot, from around one minute to 1.5 hours.
Wild honeybees in Southern California are devouring the food supplies of native pollinators — posing a potential threat to the region’s natural ecosystems, a new study has found. These feral ...
The researchers call it "animal-mediated fertilisation" and ask what this means for our understanding of pollination, which is believed to have developed around 130 million years ago when ...
Last week was National Pollinator Week, which celebrates the importance of insects, birds and other animals that pollinate ...
The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.
The heat is taking a toll on Alabamians across the state. Pets and wildlife are struggling as well. Here are expert tips to ...
Pollination is a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystem. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend entirely or at least partially on animal pollination.
Researchers have found that lesser known nocturnal pollinators’ roles ... nearly 80 percent of global crop plants used to make food and other plant-based products require pollination by animals.