Insect-pollination of flowering plants is responsible for the majority of the world’s flowering diversity and is an essential part of plant reproduction. Flowers have bright colours, smells and ...

Scientists have solved the 130-year mystery of Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, a fungus-consuming orchid with a unique self-pollination method.

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

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? This question makes me smile because they are both. The same can be said of cucumbers, ...

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 changing ...

We are interested in how anthropogenic impacts from farming to logging to cattle grazing affect bee communities and pollination services. For example ... from Vancouver Island that differ in flower ...

Researchers have discovered a new global threat to pollination - artificial light at night, which was found to reduce visits of nocturnal pollinators to flowers by 62%. The impact of this is a ...

Pollination refers to pollen being transferred from the male part of a flower to the female part. Even the easiest fruit trees to grow need this process to produce their delicious fruit.