Tag: Flowers
Bees can learn, remember, think and make decisions – here’s a...
Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona
As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from their winter nests and...
Achoo! 5 essential reads for pollen season
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
As spring expands across North America, trees, shrubs and flowers are releasing pollen. This fine,...
Planting mixes of flowers around farm fields helps keep bees healthy
Hamutahl Cohen, University of Florida
It’s springtime in California, and bees are emerging to feast on flowering fields –...
Valentine’s Day: the pressures of shopping for romance
Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, Anglia Ruskin University
For many couples, Valentine’s Day is crunch time. Research has shown that romantic relationships...
Why do flowers smell?
Richard L. Harkess, Mississippi State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all...
Valentine’s Day: COVID-19 wilted the flower industry, but sustainability still a...
Paul D. Larson, University of Manitoba
Cut flowers are a multi-billion-dollar business globally, closely linked to social events and...
Figs show that nonnative species can invade ecosystems by forming unexpected...
Jared Bernard, University of Hawaii
While surveying the Hawaiian island of Kauai in search of invasive plants in 2017, botanist Kelsey Brock spotted something unusal:...
Tiny treetop flowers foster incredible beetle biodiversity
Caroline S. Chaboo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Biologists have long known that rainforest treetops...
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How do you become an ambassador?
By Richard Waterman, University of Kentucky
In December 2014 President Barack Obama nominated Colleen Bell – a soap opera producer – as the country’s next...
