Bees use patterns, not just colors, to find flowers
Honeybees rely heavily on flower patterns—not just colors—when searching for food, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
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News tagged with flowers
Self-pollinating plant shows rapid loss of genetic variation
Without bumble bees, a flowering plant that can self-pollinate lost substantial genetic variation within only nine generations, an experimental study found.
Evolution
Aug 10, 2022
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Burned forest now a landscape abuzz with bees and flowers
When the Holiday Farm Fire tore through the McKenzie River Valley in 2020, burning 70,000 acres, it created a blank canvas of sorts.
Ecology
Aug 3, 2022
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Declining bee populations: A natural phenomenon or a warning?
A dramatic decline in the bee population at fruit farms in New Jersey and Pennsylvania has Rutgers scientists wondering whether it is a natural phenomenon or a warning about a future threat to the world's food supply.
Ecology
Jul 27, 2022
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Plants quick to let their flowers fade for protection
Microbes growing on flowers have adverse effects on their yields. This is why plants are quick to shed their flowers, reveals a new study involving both field experiments and plant microbiome analysis.
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2022
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Plant buddies now at odds over declining pollinators
Competition for pollinating insects may reduce the ability of plant species to coexist, according to a paper published in Nature. This effect, which may impact plant diversity, is expected to be heightened as the number of ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2022
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Rare sauropod dinosaur teeth uncovered in Australia
A team of researchers at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Natural History Museum The Jump-Up, working with colleagues from the University of New England and University College London, has uncovered sauropod teeth fossils at ...
Scientists identify mechanism responsible for fruit and seed development in flowering plants
With rising global temperatures and dwindling pollinator populations, food production has become increasingly difficult for the world's growers.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 12, 2022
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Proof that Mendel discovered the laws of inheritance decades ahead of his time
Gregor Mendel, the Moravian monk, was indeed "decades ahead of his time and truly deserves the title of 'founder of genetics.'" So concludes an international team of scientists as the 200th birthday of Mendel approaches ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 11, 2022
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Climate change is affecting when and how violets reproduce
In many Missouri backyards, a carpet of small purple or white violets is a sure sign of spring.
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2022
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