The shape of flowers has the biggest effect on how bumblebees acquire parasites, a study shows. The findings could help people plant flowers that are less likely to spread parasites in pollinator ...

Hummingbird lovers often believe that red flowers, like bee balm and trumpet vine, are the key to attracting hummingbirds. While it's true that hummingbirds are enticed by red, which is why ...

The fit between flower and pollinator is key: Bats pollinate wide flowers better, while hummingbirds transfer more pollen between narrow flowers. Videotaping demonstrated that a poor fit fails to ...

A Portuguese field study of 19 blueberry cultivars shows that corolla size filters which bees visit legitimately, which are excluded, and which resort to nectar robbing.

Bees that land on short, wide flowers can fly away with an upset stomach. The parasite (Crithidia bombi) is transmitted when the insects accidentally ingest contaminated bee feces, which “tends to ...

In her new book, floral designer and writer Christin Geall takes us on a global tour, discussing the culture of flowers with originality and wit. Well-paced and fabulously illustrated, Flora Culture: ...

A recent study shows that viruses in wild bees are closely linked to the flowers they visit and the availability of floral resources across the landscape. Researchers found that certain floral ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Once upon a time on Earth, there was a first flower. Nature provides ...

Why do flowers specialize on different pollinators? For example, both bats and hummingbirds pollinate plants in tropical forests; why adapt to just one instead of using both? Biologists often assume ...

Why do flowers specialize on different pollinators? For example, both bats and hummingbirds pollinate plants in tropical forests; why adapt to just one instead of using both? Biologists often assume ...