New findings could lead to better ways of producing hybrid seeds to maximize crop productivity, researchers report.
Carrying pollen gives bumble bees a workout, significantly increasing their body temperature, a new study shows.
New research digs into how climate change will affect pollen distribution in the United States in the near future.
Climate change may make allergies a lot worse, say researchers. Plants could end up emitting up to 200% more pollen each year.
Understanding how honey bees transport pollen pellets to their hive may inspire new ways to manufacture and manipulate soft materials, researchers say.
"Climate change is really a problem for health, and we are living and breathing the effects of climate change now," researchers warn.
Particular grass species may have greater effects on allergies and asthma than others, researchers find. The work could make pollen forecasts better.
Darwin observed that some plants produce less pollen (and some animals less sperm). New research clarifies how that can be an advantage.
When pollen resources are low, bumblebees damage plants to help drive more flowering so they can get more, researchers have found.
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