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flowers
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Plants laced with a variety of fungi are more popular with bees
A bee pollinating a squash flower Roman Kýbus/Alamy Plants treated with diverse species of fungi that live on…
December 5, 2024
Some flowers may have evolved long stems to be better ‘seen’ by bats
A tailed tailless bat drinking nectar from a flower Nathan Muchhala Some flowers may have evolved long stems…
September 17, 2024
The surprising way sunflowers work together to get enough light
Sunflowers may be working together Shutterstock/Tartezy Sunflowers move in a way that helps their neighbours. The seemingly random…
August 15, 2024
The best livestream so far this year? A corpse flower slowly blooming
Amorphophallus Titanum Derek Powazek When you think of livestreaming, if indeed you reflect on it at all, you…
August 7, 2024
Air pollution is changing the scent of flowers and confusing insects
Hawk moths are less likely to visit flowers if air pollution has changed the way they smell Image…
February 8, 2024