Lots of plants rely on insects like bees to reproduce. To make a seed, a flower needs to be pollinated. This means that pollen from one flower needs to travel to another. Bees are very important ...
Drought is creating a dreary outlook for Missouri farmers, but it wasn’t until mid-July that some of them realized just how bad it was. Farmers in pockets of severe drought now say they have a ...
Australian plants have evolved in a multitude of ways to be pollinated, whether that's by insects, birds, the wind, water or by themselves. New research shows native and invasive rodents can also ...
For years, the flowers were pollinated by hand, requiring hundreds of workers and limiting efficiency. Until, in 1981, African palm weevils were introduced to the country. These little beetles ...
Sensors and data analytics monitored everything from energy use to photosynthesis. Bumblebees pollinated crops. They set out to prove that high-quality produce could be grown year-round even in ...