Curious about why - and how - you should attract beneficial insects to the garden? Learn how in this post. As any gardener ...

Natural World Photography Competition June 15 was Nature Photography Day, and in celebration of that, the winners of the annual California Academy of Sciences' BigPicture: Natural World Photography ...

Pollen season: what you need to know - If you suffer from hay fever, knowing the pollen count and what pollens are at their peak can help you take preventative action ...

Summer has finally arrived, but so has the hay fever season - but thanks to gardening experts, it can all now be solved by ...

However, the benefits are substantial because these large pollinators can carry relatively large pollen loads and travel great distances. The potential benefits of bird and bat pollination are ...

5 fast facts about insects More than 1 million insect species have been described so far, but scientists estimate there could be up to 30 million we haven't discovered yet. Insects are the only ...

We have looked at plants as a whole, then the individual parts (seeds, roots, stems, and leaves) to explore their world. Today, we are delving into flowers, the sexual parts of the plants. The ...

Pollinator awareness week is observed annually during the month of June. Pollinators are the unsung heroes of our environment ...

Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are ...

When beekeepers introduced honeybees to a protected island, wild bees nearly vanished. Could removing the hives reverse the ...

The pollen grains which were examined originate from sedimentary layers deposited in a shallow ocean more than 100 million years ago. Rivers carrying plant material as well as pollen grains flowed ...