NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — In our food chain, honeybees are tasked with a vital function: pollination. In North America alone, honeybees’ role in pollination enables the production of at least 90 ...

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It can be hard to get bees to do their vital work in indoor farms or greenhouses. Instead, the plants may need a little robotic assistance to reproduce. Out in a field, tomato plants are pollinated ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 2007, chemist Eijiro Miyako created a thick, viscous, sticky gel ...

With the bee population in distressing decline, Harvard roboticists have been looking into an artificial solution for pollinating plants. That solution: Robobees, tiny winged robots that the team ...

>> WHEN YOU THINK OF A BEE IT MAY BE A STING YOU FEAR, THAT BUZZ YOU HEAR, HONEY YOUOV L , BUT FOR 5TH GENERATION FARMER HEATHER BONANNO-BAKER. >> OH, THERE’S A BEE RIGHT THEER POLLINATING. OH, IT ...

Wild bees across the west face a growing threat from microscopic parasites. Last week an Oregon researcher visited USU’s Ecology Center to discuss her findings.

The early spider orchid and miner bee, that depend on each other for reproduction, have become increasingly out of sync as spring temperatures rise, research has shown. Credit: ...

The diversity of bees and of the flowers they pollinate, has declined significantly in Britain and the Netherlands over the last 25 years according to research led by the University of Leeds and ...

They may be small, but bees and other insects play a critical role in pollination and maintaining a natural balance in our environment. The short term solution could lie with drones. Eijiro Miyako ...