Close Encounters

A new study found that the way bees collect oil from flowers affects which flower traits are favoured in different places, helping explain why similar plants living far apart can evolve distinct characteristics over time.

Orchid Bees are thought to have generalist diets, but take forest plants from the menu, and they become a lot less successful.

A new study reveals that endangered butterflies can find unlikely refuge in cities, if urban greenspaces are managed with connectivity in mind.

Agapetes species native to the Himalayas exhibit red, tubular, pendulous flowers, characteristic of hummingbird pollination. However, these birds are not found on the Asian continent! Kriebel and colleagues reconstructed the evolutionary history of the family to test the hypothesis that now-extinct

A study shows how cannabis plants may be the source of new pesticides, but there is a catch.

Since germinating Rafflesia seeds has brought so many headaches, Dr Jeanmarie Molina and her team have analysed the genes expressed on its seeds to draw up a roadmap for their propagation and conservation.

“From dawn’s first light to twilight’s embrace, every hour tells a new story about plants and pollinators.”