High heat and heavy metals dampen a bumblebee’s trademark buzz, threatening pollen release and colony chatter. Tiny sensors ...

Air pollution significantly reduces pollination by confusing butterflies and bees Date: January 19, 2022 Source: University of Reading Summary: A new study finds pollination reduced by almost a ...

Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure ...

But experiments show that when bees are exposed to microplastic pollution, their memory gets so muddled they may forget the scents associated with sugary rewards. As a result, pollination may fail ...

Robo-Bees Could Aid Insects with Pollination ... of Advanced Industrial Science in Tsukuba, Japan. "Some robots are expected to be used for experiments in pollination, but no one ...

The Kobe University botanist suggests that this rare combination of pollination and seed distribution roles may be influenced by two factors. First, "B. subcupularis blooms late in the year when ...

Microplastics may confuse bees and other insects, hurting pollination Recent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics can make bees more susceptible to bacteria and viruses. April 27, 2025 ...

Pollination can be a pretty cut-throat process in the plant kingdom. A team of scientists from South Africa and Brazil found that rival plants may compete with one another for space on pollinators ...

A fungus that attacks only the male flowers on the chempedak fruit tree seems to be the edible reward for pollinators—the first fungus discovered to play such a role in pollination.

While bees get most of the pollination hype, butterflies and moths are some of our planet’s power pollinators.While in flight, they collect so much static electricity that pollen grains from ...

Each flower requires pollination to successfully produce a nearly football-sized fruit – a pod containing 30-60 seeds, which can be processed to make chocolate.