Move over, birds and bees. There is another pollinator on planet Earth, and it lives in the sea.In a study published late last month in the journal Science, scientists found that a.
Scientists are surprised to learn that marine animals fertilize algae and plants. Pollination may have existed in the water millions of years before terrestrial plants first arose, contrary to what was once believed to be a land-only process.
Pollination is the trademark of flowering plants, with animal pollinators such as bees and birds sustaining the world s food supplies – not to mention our cravings for coffee, honey, and macadamia nuts. But new research raises the possibility th