“When they open, they have to hope that another flower is open nearby, because they can’t self-pollinate,” Daniel told The Associated Press. Botanists will attempt to hand-pollinate Putricia and leave ...

Most legumes are pollinated by insects such as bees producing Acacia or clover honey. Pollination by birds (ornithophily) and bats (chiropterophily) is relatively uncommon in flowering plants, though ...

"The movement of the stigma appendage represents, to the best of our knowledge, a novel self-pollination mechanism in orchids," the Kobe University botanist SUETSUGU Kenji writes in his paper now ...

Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. For many of us, our inner voice is our harshest critic, tearing us down with a running commentary of self-doubt and blame. And yet, we’d never talk to ...

The robot reaches 35 cm/s, performs flips, and traces paths like “M-I-T,” highlighting control and endurance advances.

The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to pollinate fruits and vegetables. With a more efficient method for artificial pollination, farmers in the future ...

With a more efficient method for artificial pollination, farmers in the future could grow fruits and vegetables inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while mitigating some of agriculture's ...

Pollinators, especially bees, provide the important ecosystem service of pollination – which allows plants to produce seeds, fruits, and new plants. This is essential for food production and creating ...

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