Australia is home to more than 1,800 orchid species—many found nowhere else. But these unique plants face growing threats.

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Stella Holstrom is gathering opinions on what Sartell residents think of the big pollinator gardens near Sartell High School.

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Corpse plants definitely earn their nickname. Their pungent odors attract not only the carrion insects – beetles and flies normally drawn to decomposing meat – that pollinate the plants, but also ...

Being close to a natural habitat such as a forest doesn't necessarily make farmland more attractive to pollinators, a new ...