Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Flowers are evolving to have less sex

  • Plants are evolving to self-pollinate more often due to the decline in insect numbers.
  • The pansies' self-pollination rates have increased by 27% in the field.
  • This change in pollination strategy includes smaller flowers, reduced nectar production, and decreased attractiveness to bumblebees.
Insights by Ground AI

13 Articles

Lean Right

NUEVA YORK.- Cada primavera, billones de flores se reproducen con la ayuda de las abejas y otros animales. Atraen a los polinizadores con colores llamativos y néctar. A medida que los animales viajan de flor en flor, se llevan consigo el polen, que puede fertilizar las semillas de otras plantas.Un nuevo estudio da a entender que los humanos están alterando rápidamente este rito anual de la primavera. Dado que los pesticidas tóxicos y la desapari…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
Read Full Article
Lean Right

À medida que o número de abelhas e outros polinizadores diminui, as violetas-do-campo se adaptam ao fertilizar suas próprias sementes A cada primavera, trilhões de flores acasalam com a ajuda de abelhas e outros animais. Elas atraem os polinizadores para suas flores com cores chamativas e néctar. À medida que os animais viajam de flor em flor, levam consigo o pólen, que pode fertilizar as sementes de outras plantas. Perspectivas 2024: Próximo an…

·Brazil
Read Full Article
Lean Left

French wild pansies are becoming more and more autonomous when it comes to reproduction. In doing so, they are responding to ongoing environmental changes. This adaptation could further accelerate insect mortality.

·Germany
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 46% of the sources lean Left
46% Left

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

The Guardian broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal