Researchers reveal that India’s sacred lotus can produce heat internally. This rare thermogenesis supports pollination, ...

Pollinating insects like bees, butterflies and flies have had a rough time of late. A broad library of evidence suggests there has been a widespread decline in their abundance and diversity since the ...

A tiny tropical flower is challenging a longstanding model for plant evolution. According to researchers at the Field Museum ...

Tropical Agricultural Areas Face Unprecedented Pollinator Collapse The hardest hit regions appear to be sub-Saharan Africa, ...

Although we’re in the middle of winter, soon we’ll witness the unveiling of springtime and all of its joyous colors: brilliant orange poppies, deep purple iris and vivid yellow tidy tips. And after ...

Scientists found a tropical vine that changed its flowers without losing its pollinators, revealing a more flexible path to ...

Lipstick vines get their name from their bright red, tube-shaped flowers. But one member of this group of plants has lost its ...

Explore the future of our relationship with technology, how we can reimagine greenspace and more through the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Madison Goldberg An evening of solstice ...

How do plants evolve into new species to accommodate other species? This is what a recent study published in New Phytologist ...

May is often the start of lawn-mowing season, but some cities are taking heed of bees' needs and asking homeowners to let clover, dandelions and other flowering plants grow in May. Do you need an ...

When we think of pollinators, we immediately conjure the honeybee. Their plight has been widely publicized and organizations the world over are doing everything they can to help ensure their survival.