The shrub-like plant Rhynchotechum discolor produces fruit that are difficult to see from above but suitable for ground-dwelling insects. However, seed dispersal by insects was previously thought to ...

Don't be disappointed if all the fluffy seeds of a dandelion don't fly away with a single blow. The gust of wind from your lungs may be strong, but the dandelion's natural desire to control how its ...

ANCHORAGE — Does a bear leave scat in the woods? The answer is obvious but the effects on an ecosystem may not be. A study by Oregon State University researchers concludes that brown and black bears, ...

Waterbirds play a pivotal role in the dispersal of plant seeds, thereby influencing the distribution, genetic connectivity, and composition of ecosystems across diverse habitats. Their dual seed ...

image: A study conducted at the University of São Paulo and published in Science correlates birds and plants in seed dispersal networks (Thraupis sayaca) view more More than 70% of plant species that ...

Evan Fricke receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Alejandro Ordonez receives funding from the Aarhus University Research Fund. Haldre Rogers receives funding from the US National ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Society has recently become enthralled with bees and the amazing service they provide spreading pollen around and helping to sustain plant ...

Mammal and bird losses cut a plant’s ability to adapt to global climate change by 60 percent. Pictured: Cedar waxwing Andrew C via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 Half of all plant species rely on ...

Haldre Rogers’s entry into ecology came via the sort of man-made calamity that scientists euphemistically call an “accidental experiment.” She’d taken a job in 2002 on the Pacific island of Guam and ...

Oahu's ecosystems have been so affected by species extinctions and invasions that most of the seeds dispersed on the island belong to nonnative plants, and most of them are dispersed by nonnative ...

Over the past three millennia, selective breeding has dramatically widened the array of plant domestication traits. However, a close look at the archaeobotanical record illustrates a similar suite of ...