At a recent used book sale I purchased a copy of a lovely book called "One Hundred Flowers," by Harold Feinstein (Bullfinch Press, 2000). This large-format book includes not only 100 amazing, huge ...

Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

Without the diversity of plant life that pollinators help support, our air, soil and water quality can all suffer.

Researchers in Japan have successfully used a tiny drone to pollinate an actual flower, a task usually accomplished by insects and animals. The remote-controlled drone was equipped with horsehairs ...

Indoor farms, also known as vertical farms, are popular among agricultural researchers and are expanding across the ...

When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

Birds have been visiting and pollinating flowers for at least 47 million years, fossil evidence now suggests. The new find pushes back the onset of ornithophily, or bird pollination, by about 17 ...

Answer: This question is a good one because the answer is beautiful. Big, fragrant, flamboyant flowers are a good indicator that an insect or other animal pollinates the plant. When the flowers are ...