Many natural microscopic objects—red blood cells and pollen grains, for example—take the form of distorted spheres. The distortions can be compared to those observed when a sphere is 'deflated' so that it steadily loses ...
General Physics
Oct 25, 2019
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Researchers at UEA and the Earlham Institute (EI) have developed a new method to rapidly identify the sources of bee pollen to understand which flowers are important for bees.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2019
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The diversity and availability of pollen foraged by honey bees across urban and suburban areas in the US varies drastically with the seasons, according to a study published June 12, 2019 in PLOS ONE by Juliana Rangel from ...
Ecology
Jun 12, 2019
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Pollen genes mutate naturally in only some strains of corn, according to Rutgers-led research that helps explain the genetic instability in certain strains and may lead to better breeding of corn and other crops.
Biotechnology
Apr 15, 2019
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Honey bees spend hours each day collecting pollen and packing it into tidy bundles attached to their hind legs.
Materials Science
Mar 27, 2019
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A pollination biologist from Stellenbosch University in South Africa is using quantum dots to track the fate of individual pollen grains. This is breaking new ground in a field of research that has been hampered by the lack ...
Ecology
Feb 14, 2019
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A building's architectural plans map out what's needed to keep it from falling down. But design is not just functional: often, it's also beautiful, with lines and shapes that can amaze and inspire.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 7, 2019
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For hundreds of millions of years, plants thrived in the Earth's oceans, safe from harsh conditions found on land, such as drought and ultraviolet radiation. Then, roughly 450 million years ago, plants found a way to make ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 18, 2018
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Scientists have discovered that moths may play a much broader role as plant pollinators than previously suspected.
Ecology
Sep 18, 2018
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In a paper to be published in the September 2018 issue of TECHNOLOGY, the thrust produced by the microscopic organ delivering sperm cells in plants has now been measured using microfluidic technology. A team of nano and microsystems ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2018
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