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 ...
When you think of a honey bee, you likely first associate it with, well, honey — but if you’ve ever eaten an apple or had a cup of coffee, you’ve benefited from a honey bee, too. Over one-third of the ...
Most lipstick vines have flowers that are shaped like a tube of lipstick— but not this one. Scientists dug into the plants’ family tree to figure out when and where this oddball evolved. Lipstick ...