You might not know it, but some moths can smell just as well as dogs. The nighttime insects use their antennae to sniff out flowers heavy with pollen up to a mile away. New research from the ...

Air pollution is making it hard for some Washington state flowers to get pollinated, according to a new study in the journal Science. Exhaust from cars and smokestacks can alter the fragrances that ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has discovered a major cause for a drop in nighttime pollinator activity — and people are largely to blame. The researchers found that nitrate ...

The level of air pollution in many cities is great enough to shorten the distance from which insects can smell the flowers they need to pollinate, according to recent research. The study, published ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Evening primrose (also known as night primrose) is a pretty native flowering plant that seems perfect for ...

Evening primrose is a pretty native flowering plant that seems perfect for a cottage garden or to fill in a raised bed. But if you grow this plant, you’ll very quickly be sorry that you did—once ...