Hand-pollinating plants is a simple process that guarantees successful fruit development. Many plants need to be pollinated ...

If pollen from a hot pepper fertilizes the flower of a sweet pepper, all the hot pepper genes from the father plant go into the embryo in the seed. The genes from the male parent do not play a part in ...

According to Zirimwabagabo, farmers have tested more than 60 hybrid varieties – where two or more plants have been bred to improve harvests or disease resistance – resulting in yields of up to five ...

Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

Syngenta Biotechnology China-led research, with partners in the U.S., France, the UK, Chile, the Netherlands, Argentina, and across China, has discovered that sunflowers can form viable haploid seeds ...

After all, you're only human and can be a klutz sometimes. But some people experience a much more toxic form of self-loathing than this. They believe bad things happen to them because they are ...

We might ask what kind of life is possible for someone after such self-destructive behavior. How can he move ahead knowing the harm he caused? He cannot reclaim the family he lost nor end the ...

Honey bee pollination is critical for food production, according to the USDA. Honey bee colonies across the United States are facing record-breaking losses in 2025, with scientists warning the ...

Flower flies and beetles are relatively secure from extinction, but all three pollinating bat species are at risk of extinction. The 17 hummingbird species studied have seen a population decline ...

More than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction, the research found. Researchers blame habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change for the problem.