Sea creatures pollinate marine plants and algae, surprising scientists - National Geographic UK

Once thought to be a land-only phenomenon, pollination may have existed in the ocean millions of years before terrestrial plants appeared.

It was very hard to publish that first paper, because no one would believe us, she recalls. The role of pollinators on Earth is well-established. Hundreds of thousands of flowering species depend on… [+7314 chars]

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