Climate warming reduces nectar quality in flowers, leaving migrating monarch butterflies with less energy to survive winter.

Flowers usually expend their energy on making themselves bright and colorful. They bleach themselves white to stand out against dark leaves, or they deck themselves out in colorful patterns, but the ...

Monarch butterflies have always been remarkably resilient. Every fall, these delicate orange-and-black travelers set out on a ...

After Ethiopian wolves feed on their favorite rodents, they may be enjoying a bit of dessert and in the process helping pollinate plants known as torch lilies. By Elizabeth Anne Brown The Ethiopian ...

Humidity emanating from a flower's nectar stores tells moths if the flower is worth a visit, entomologists have discovered. The study sheds light onto a previously unknown mechanism used by ...

You may need a cup of coffee to kick start the day but it seems honeybees also get their buzz from drinking flower nectar containing caffeine. You may need a cup of coffee to kick start the day but it ...

A foraging bumblebee faces a veritable buffet of options when deciding which flowers to visit for a snack. Cues such as flower shape, size, color, and scent all play a part in attracting a bee and ...

A couple of cheeseburgers, several bags of sour cream-and-cheddar potato chips, and a whole bunch of Graeter’s ice cream. By my unscientific calculations, that’s what a human would need to consume to ...