Morning glory flowers grew larger over a decade

There’s been a shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants, but new research also finds one kind of flower is getting bigger.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
March 17, 2023 ~7 min

Pollinator habitat is good, but not quite the bee’s knees

Researchers collected more than 16,000 bees from 128 different species to evaluate pollinator habitats in North Carolina agricultural areas.

Mick Kulikowski-NC State • futurity
Feb. 27, 2023 ~6 min


Circadian clock tells sunflowers when it’s time to bloom

Sunflowers' circadian clocks control how individual florets open in concentric rings to maximize visits from pollinators.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
Jan. 24, 2023 ~5 min

City butterflies find refuge in botanical gardens

Botanical gardens and other urban green spaces can hold surprising diversity, according to a new study that shows they're key for butterflies.

Rose Brandt-Arizona • futurity
Dec. 8, 2022 ~7 min

Bee biodiversity is one way nature ‘diversifies its portfolio’

Biodiversity is critical to ecosystems, according to a new study that shows how different bee species pollinate the same plants over time.

Kitta MacPherson-Princeton • futurity
Sept. 8, 2022 ~5 min

Fewer wild bees at fruit farms warrant investigation

Pollination of watermelon flowers at fruit farms by wild bees decreased by more than half between 2005 and 2012, report researchers.

Kitta MacPherson-Princeton • futurity
July 28, 2022 ~5 min

Soybeans grow larger when bees are near

"...plants in fields that were adjacent to pollinator habitat produced seeds that were 6.5% heavier than the seeds from plants in distant fields."

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Feb. 24, 2022 ~7 min

Honey bees turn pollen to pellets to get it to their hives

Understanding how honey bees transport pollen pellets to their hive may inspire new ways to manufacture and manipulate soft materials, researchers say.

Jason Maderer-Georgia Tech • futurity
Aug. 27, 2021 ~6 min


Honey bee queen guts host antifungal microbe

A bacterial microbe in honey bee queens and larvae protects the bees from fungal infection, report researchers.

Terri Greene-Indiana U. • futurity
June 22, 2021 ~6 min

Roads threaten bee movement and pollination

Roads can block bee movement and flower pollination, a new study shows. But relatively simple fixes, such as "road diets," can help.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
May 13, 2021 ~9 min

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