Pollinators

Extreme heat waves are not only a growing threat to humans but also to vital pollinators like bumble bees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that heat waves can significantly impair bumble bees' ability to detect the scents of flowers they depend on for food. This discovery raises concerns about the potentia...

Biologists on a trail in the Ecuadoran Amazon hold their breath as they distribute a foul-smelling delicacy to lure butterflies, critical pollinators increasingly threatened by climate change.

Birds play a vital role in the Indian ecosystem; they help control insect populations, pollinate plants, and disperse seeds.

Red bracts resembling "luscious lips" make this plant eye-catching, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies as pollinators.

The Gorteria diffusa from South Africa is the only daisy that produces a three-dimensional fake female fly to entice male flies to pollinate it.

The majority of the effects, according to the researchers, were in China, India, Russia, and Indonesia, where cancer, heart disease, and strokes were already common due to unhealthy diets, smoking and insufficient exercise.

Australia is racing to protect honey bees after the discovery of a mite that has ravaged hives around the world sparked fears for the pollinators crucial to the country's A$83 billion ($57 billion) agricultural industry.

World Bee Day 2021: Today is World Bee Day. Know all about how bees and other pollinators maintain balance and help our planet. Now is time to take action to protect them

With the cross pollination of cooking styles over the last few decades, it's not unusual to stumble upon poha or sabudana upma (or maybe I should say khichdi) in urban homes in south India. However, it's the traditional style upmas that still rule the roost here.

About 1.4 billion jobs and three-quarters of all crops depend on pollinators, researchers said today warning of a dire threat to human welfare if the falls in bee and butterfly numbers are not halted.

Bees and other pollinators face increasing risks to their survival, threatening foods such as apples, blueberries and coffee worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year, the first global assessment of pollinators showed today.

There has been a sharp plunge in the population of honey bees, which pollinate about 70 percent of global crops, raising fears over food security.

From flower emblazoned cemeteries to rooftop gardens and balconies, Norway's capital Oslo is creating a "bee highway" to protect endangered pollinators essential to food production.

The White House unveiled Tuesday a plan to reverse an alarming decline in populations of bees and other pollinators that play a crucial role in agriculture and the environment.

Should European farmers pay for pollination provided by bees? Should city dwellers in Brazil pay for the abundant rain generated over the Amazonian forest? And if mangroves are a shield against tsunamis, shouldn't seaside resorts in Thailand be paying for them?

Extreme heat waves are not only a growing threat to humans but also to vital pollinators like bumble bees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that heat waves can significantly impair bumble bees' ability to detect the scents of flowers they depend on for food. This discovery raises concerns about the potentia...

Biologists on a trail in the Ecuadoran Amazon hold their breath as they distribute a foul-smelling delicacy to lure butterflies, critical pollinators increasingly threatened by climate change.

Birds play a vital role in the Indian ecosystem; they help control insect populations, pollinate plants, and disperse seeds.

Red bracts resembling "luscious lips" make this plant eye-catching, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies as pollinators.

The Gorteria diffusa from South Africa is the only daisy that produces a three-dimensional fake female fly to entice male flies to pollinate it.

The majority of the effects, according to the researchers, were in China, India, Russia, and Indonesia, where cancer, heart disease, and strokes were already common due to unhealthy diets, smoking and insufficient exercise.

Australia is racing to protect honey bees after the discovery of a mite that has ravaged hives around the world sparked fears for the pollinators crucial to the country's A$83 billion ($57 billion) agricultural industry.

World Bee Day 2021: Today is World Bee Day. Know all about how bees and other pollinators maintain balance and help our planet. Now is time to take action to protect them

With the cross pollination of cooking styles over the last few decades, it's not unusual to stumble upon poha or sabudana upma (or maybe I should say khichdi) in urban homes in south India. However, it's the traditional style upmas that still rule the roost here.

About 1.4 billion jobs and three-quarters of all crops depend on pollinators, researchers said today warning of a dire threat to human welfare if the falls in bee and butterfly numbers are not halted.

Bees and other pollinators face increasing risks to their survival, threatening foods such as apples, blueberries and coffee worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year, the first global assessment of pollinators showed today.

There has been a sharp plunge in the population of honey bees, which pollinate about 70 percent of global crops, raising fears over food security.

From flower emblazoned cemeteries to rooftop gardens and balconies, Norway's capital Oslo is creating a "bee highway" to protect endangered pollinators essential to food production.

The White House unveiled Tuesday a plan to reverse an alarming decline in populations of bees and other pollinators that play a crucial role in agriculture and the environment.

Should European farmers pay for pollination provided by bees? Should city dwellers in Brazil pay for the abundant rain generated over the Amazonian forest? And if mangroves are a shield against tsunamis, shouldn't seaside resorts in Thailand be paying for them?