Those that do gain entry may encounter alternating sterile and fertile anthers (the male part that produces pollen) and sometimes, an enlarged stigma (the female part that receives pollen). Since the ...

Learn about the differences between male and female cucumber flowers to help boost pollination and produce a healthy harvest ...

You might think flowers don't have much choice about who they mate with, given they are rooted to the ground and can't move.

This image shows a chemically cleared anther in blue and red (1) and pollen grains in yellow (2) from the flower of a sand rock-cress plant. The anther is the part of the flower that produces pollen.

Using an electric toothbrush on the plants, he claimed, “tripled” his tommie harvest. Jeff admitted that he’s allergic to ...

With explosive bursts of pollen, male Hypenea macrantha flowers knock some competitors’ deposits off hummingbird beaks before the birds reach females.

Although evidence of Neanderthal burial is no longer controversial in the field of archaeology, the interpretation of pollen as evidence of a flower-adorned burial ritual is still debated.

During plant reproduction, pollen grains need to move to the stigma of a flower. This is called pollination. Find out more with this Bitesize guide for students studying CCEA KS3 Biology.

There are less pollen-producing plants in the desert," Larios said. "On the tree side, you can install a crepe myrtle, which produces a beautiful pink flower and that has very little pollen.

Feral honey bees, once celebrated for their agricultural value, are now threatening native ecosystems in Southern California ...