Bees and hoverflies gobble fake pollen, benefiting both insect and plant
Study suggests pollinators find the pseudopollen of at least one orchid species delicious.
Plants & Animals
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Female elephant seals hunt nonstop, sleeping just 1 hour a night
Underwater technology reveals how these elusive creatures feed -
Earth was once a planet of the apes—and they set the stage for human evolution
Analyzing old specimens with current techniques can provide new clues to evolution -
Following whale deaths, Chilean researchers call for greater protections
Ship collisions prompt calls for tighter regulations and warning systems -
Tiny songbirds cross deserts and seas by soaring three times higher than usual
High-altitude migrations may help birds cope with daytime heat -
Does ocean acidification alter fish behavior? Fraud allegations create a sea of doubt
Whistleblowers cite eyewitness reports, data anomalies, and outsize effects in studies, but researchers deny wrongdoing -
Sharks use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate the seas
Experiments show the animals have mysterious “sixth sense” -
USDA now only partially inspects some lab animal facilities, internal documents reveal
Critics say new policy violates federal law, but others say agency is within its rights to change its inspection procedures -
Can scientists help insects survive their fatal attraction to light at night?
Scientists test differently colored lights on bridges and in parks to help stem the "insect apocalypse" -
Scientists scour the Amazon for pathogens that could spark the next pandemic
Tropical rainforests, with their staggering biodiversity, are a likely cradle of dangerous new infections -
Sponges can crawl, but it costs them bits of their bodies
In the Arctic Sea, trails of sea sponge bits reveal the creatures are creeping -
Pacific Northwest’s ‘forest gardens’ were deliberately planted by Indigenous people
Finding suggests humans have added value to forests in lasting ways -
Dolphins learn the ‘names’ of their friends to form teams—a first in animal kingdom
Findings reveal the marine mammals have a sense of team membership -
Nuclear fallout is showing up in U.S. honey, decades after bomb tests
Levels of radioactive cesium aren’t concerning, but study shows how they persist in food products -
Just 19% of Earth’s land is still ‘wild,’ analysis suggests
Study overturns the idea that humans are invariably bad for biodiversity -
Team recovers ancient genomes from dirt, revealing new history of North America’s bears
“Breakthrough” sampling method reveals a far-flung family tree
