While it sounds counterintuitive, there's growing research about how exposing ourselves to short, sharp bouts of stress can ...

It’s a biological phenomenon known as hormesis or hormetic stress and, simply put, is the principle that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger… up to a point. That’s because there's a ...

A new study has revealed a surprising wrinkle in our understanding of how pesticides affect bumble bees across the seasons.

The effects of pesticide exposure on pollinator health may be more complicated than originally thought, according to a team of researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences who recently ...

Research shows that exposing ourselves to short, sharp forms of stress can be good for our health — as long as it’s the right kind of stress. Giulia Crouch reports ...

The integration of the hormesis concept with NO donors is likely to become a valuable practical general strategy to enhance plant productivity across a wide range of valuable plant species facing ...

This phenomenon of hormesis—when low doses of a normally fatal toxin actually benefit an insect—is poorly understood in pollinators, and these short-term benefits often come at a cost ...