Air pollution dramatically reduces pollination because it degrades the scent of flowers, affecting bees' ability to find them, a study has found. A research team comprising the UK Center for Ecology & ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo illustration of hawkmoth navigating to flower during vehicle exhaust emission. The researchers behind the new paper assessed ...

The research, involving primroses and hawk moths, suggests that air pollution could be interfering with plant reproduction. A white-lined sphinx pollinating a pale evening primrose flower.Credit...Ron ...

In the summers of 2018 and 2019, ecologist James Ryalls and his colleagues would go out to a field near Reading in southern England to stare at the insects buzzing around black mustard plants. Each ...

Scientists have revealed a lesser known effect of burning fossil fuels: the disappearance of the world’s natural, vibrant scents. In a new study published Thursday in the journal Science, researchers ...

Insects may be struggling to locate flowers because air pollutants are degrading the chemical compounds responsible for their enticing floral scents. “In recent years, there has been a growing ...

A new study has found that air pollution is preventing pollinators finding flowers because it degrades the scent. A research team comprising the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and the ...

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Lights from buildings high in the sky can disorient birds. Noise from boats and oil exploration deep in the ocean can deafen whales. And animals that depend on their noses? Pollution from smokestacks ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. In the summers of 2018 and 2019, ecologist James Ryalls and his colleagues would go out to a field near Reading in southern England to stare ...