Because the bumblebee that an orchid relies on for pollination does not exist on a remote island, the plant gets pollinated by an island wasp. Researchers found that this came at the cost of being ...

Blue-green orchid bees zip through increasingly scarce patches of tropical forest to pollinate rare flowers. For the first time, researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute track unique ...

According to Xerces Society, bumble bees pollinate wild flowering plants and crops. They do not depend on one flower type to survive. But it is not that way with some plants. Some rare plants that ...

Some people -- and animals -- will go to any lengths to attract members of the opposite sex, including the use of aliases and lies. As many as 10,000 species of dainty orchids in the floral world also ...

A recent study finds orchid bee diversity is supported by forest patches along rivers near oil palm plantations in Brazil. The study lends evidence that remnant patches of forest support the movement ...

Mother Nature, the great trickster. 27,785 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?27,785 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster ...

If you’ve ever compared a frozen pizza to the photo on the box, you know the feeling of being duped by appetising looks. In our latest study we show that animals – in this case, bees – are also prone ...